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Good idea ! They recently changed his needles to a cheeper option !! I'll check that out x

Thank you so much, it's a lot of use to me !! ... It helps to hear how the effects make you feel , I knew something was going on and I'm so glad I posted here , he actually has stopped his morning levemir !!! I think I've just learnt to lay of enought for him not to feel attacked , I know...

The heat effects my sons levels , we have to increase his carb ratios from 10 to 15 , so it very well could do the opposite , this condition I imagine takes years to master .... My son had a lumpy thigh and we had to leave this area alone , as it held the insulin and can then release it later ...

My only insight into type 1 is my son ... But reading your post makes me wonder if a pump would be better ? Please don't let this knock your confidence I'm sure there's alternatives , stay strong and ask your team for help ... I'm sure you will get lots of answers from people on this forum...

Just read it !!! It's as if he was saying it to me !!! Oops , I think I regularly do everything the info said not to !! I really feel like I have a chance to fix our relationship , you love your kids so much and the signs of resentment ( although small ) was worrying me !! I always want to be a...

Wish I had asked for advise 3 years ago !!! I really wish everyone the best of luck in the future !!! already passed on some knowledge to a mum in the same situation and she's joining up ...,, amazing ...,, x x x thank you all x x x

Just the other day he had his yearly bloods and the lady doing the test was saying to him , "I could never inject myself " I couldent believe it .., as if he had a choice .. I knew her knowledge wasent great when she asked if he was on tablets or insulin !! As adults we can take it but kids feel...

Thank Thank you so much both of you ..... You really did give me a understanding about how he feels ....... When his levels are high he always acts like I will blame him !! I've always been confused why he felt like that !! I have often said "you must have eaten something '' how ignorant of me...

Sorry he does play football , he's in the top division and plays for the school , he also picked sports science !!! Not easy to always deal with

Thanks for your reply , the pump is a ongoing topic , he does seem to be listening that it could help ( fingers crossed ) and he just took the link you kindly sent , he lives for sport ! He had a letdown when first diagnosed as he was sat on the side line to rest ( ignorant managers who...

Thank you all so much for giving me so much info , we have done a sponser walk and he went on a activity day with his team , only girls attended !! But he enjoyed it ! Everything was fine until he had to do split levirmir ! I'm going to talk to his team , it seems it's one injection to much and...

Aviva expert records all testing and you generally only need to do a food diary if things are not going well , what monitor do you have ?

Bet you are !! Wow !! Well done x x I'd feel like id won the lottery if my son got his levels to that x x amazing !

Lol !! My son is 14 diagnosed 3 yeares ago and my the stress of letting go is huge !! Still can't rest especially on sleepovers , he hasent the best control, but I have realized that letting go is so important to stop future resentment , just keep compromising and never mention it's because t1...

Thanks for that , I'm going to tell his doctor next week at his appointment , reading some of these forums makes you realize how much young people struggle with this condition ! I tell him the stories I read and he seems intersted , hopefully one day he will join x x

My son was diagnosed 3 years ago , 2 weeks before starting secondary school , he's very sporty and we have done everything to keep it going , it really is his life !! Lately he's been saying life's not that good , when we ask why he just says you don't understand what it's like , it's not major...

Hope your ok x x

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T You will be ok !! Remember you have struggled and become exhausted with this condition thru the worst possible age ... Growth hormones .. School exams ..normal teenage stresses .. I always tell my son and so does his team that things get better after 21 ! That Is a fact , so hang on in...

A hypo normally can be felt very quickly , there not as scarey as they sound , if you have limited yourself to 100 carbs you have some real self control !! You will be put on a carb to insulin ratio ( when your team think your ready ) please don't be scared of the things you read on this forum ...