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Hi All, apologies for the rant...my son's latest hba1c was 6.9 he is 11 years old. Very happy with that. Now the but ...15 months into this condition and I am feeling fed up, angry, and keep wondering why? I go through the motions of everyday life, try to be positive...but all I think is...

I just got his night time basal right and now this! How I hate diabetes...its going to be a long night! :dead:

Hi, I corrected twice on the pump and once with an injection. Highest levels was 15. No ketones. Just checked and is now on 12.8. I'm thinking puberty? As his diet was great.

Hi, my son age 11 is on a pump, and has been running high for the last 4 hrs. Corrected via pump. No joy. Cannula changed. No joy. Injected correction. No joy. Changed the whole set. No joy. Increased his temporary basal...slow reduction in number. Feeling :(:confused::mad: Any suggestions...

So my son is on a pump (since August) today is the day we needed to change his cannula, he was running high just before I did this so I put it down to the cannula being old. I change the cannula and test an hr later he's coming down verrrrry slowly ...so we opt for an injection and change the...

Hi there, please can someone explain why after breakfast my 11year old type 1 son feels terrible. He feels shaky, sick, no energy. He doesn't have a high sugar breakfast. Feels slight better with protein. But why does this happen????. He is on an insulin pump since 1 month ago but felt the...

Wishing you all the best. X

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Sameer, I sympathised with you. But the time has come to tell you to man up and go to the drs. You stop your insulin against all advice here. Then repeatedly post your concerns. Don't understand what you want the forum to do. They have advised seek medical advice. DO IT! You ALONE are...

Hi we were diagnosed in December in 2012. I know exactly how you feel. I still cry on a daily basis. But I have to carry on for my sons sake. I'm hoping in time we will have better coping strategies. Its heartbreaking, unfair, exhausting, life changing and most of the time I am a zombie...

Thank you all for your posts. It took over 2 hrs to raise the blood sugars. Think it was the glucogel that did it. Maybe. I alwas wait 10 minutes between testing and only give food after above 4mmol. No agression just a worried little boy. I do have glucagon. But was advised only to use...

Hi, Today my 10 year old had a hypo. We are carb counting. We treated the hypo the same way as we always do. EXCEPT... This hypo refused to shift. I treated it with juice, then coke, then lucozade, then some more, a few more repetitions of the above, spoon full of honey, glucogel...after 14...

Hi, I am trying to decide what pump we should go for my son. He is 10. Does anyone know what the cgm feature is like on the veo? As its only the Veo that has a cgm. How accurate is it? 2 sites or 1? Pros and cons. Its a choice between the veo and accu chek. My head hurts from reading. Any...

Hi, My son (age 10 type 1) got a vomiting bug 3 days ago. Luckily he was able to eat some crackers and drink a little. He has recovered 90% and has started to eat a bit more. Its always harder when they are very little as they really cant eat or drink much, and you cant really reason with them...

Its a tough thing for a 10 year old to accept. My son is 10 also. Its not easy, and we have bad days but I always say "its ok to cry" and sometimes he does. As do I. Then we have good days. We have to try and live to the fullest. X

Hi. I remember my son before diagnosis 3.5 mths ago. I couldn't understand what made him so cross all the time. After he was diagnosed things gradually changed. High blood sugars still makes him irritable. But so fo low. But we understand the cause now. I normally tell him your body is...

Hi. Things seem to be okay-ish. Temperature is still there..ketones are clear. Lunch time and dinner blood sugars better. Spoke to DSN and got advised raise the insulin by 0.5 with correction. Was also told not to test during the night. But not sure my brain will allow that! Its so unfair...

Hi, My son (diagnosed in Dec 2012 type 1) is running a temp and naturally his Blood sugars are matching the high temp. Apart from keeping an eye on Ketones, if his blood sugars are high 2 hrs post meal do I keep correcting them throughout the day? what about during the night? He is eating...

Hi, under the topics is a heading of will I ever cope? Posted originally by me. If you get the chance have a read and then you'll see you really aren't the only one :( Life throws us these challenging situations, and I don't think a single minute passes by without me thinking about my son and...

This forum can be very useful. Perhaps I reacted too harshly as I myself am on an emotional roller coster. I truly believe knowledge is key to a better understanding of this condition. Don't isolate yourself, people here do help, as you,ll always get an honest opinion. Take care.