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Re: Worried mum of a newly diagnosed type 1 twenty month old My 3 year old was diagnosed end Jan 2013 whilst he was 2 yr 10m old. He was in hospital for 5 days as sugars didn't come down quick. He was very clingy when we got home but over the course of a few weeks, he started to return to the...

Hi we've just returned from 2 weeks in Cyprus, our first holiday with 3 year old type 1. He's on a pump and his sugars were on the higher side most of hols, some lows. I took double of everything I would normally need, test strips, kits, insulin, ketone strips etc plus a spare pump, injection...

Hi all My 3 year old son was diagnosed earlier this year. I am a nurse too and saw the signs but still beat myself up that I didn't take him to GP earlier!! Even though all the health care professionals told me I'd done really well seeing what was wrong and acting so quickly. 5 nights in...

My son has the AccuChek Softclix its amazing!! He's 3 and very rarely complains of pain, bleeds nicely and stops great. Contour Link monitor uses very little blood to give a result too. Good luck x

Hi I use the AccuCheck Softclik system, it's brilliant!! Has lancets in little drums of 6, easy to use and replace. You can set the depth it pricks from 1-6 depending on how deep it needs to go to bleed. My 3 year old son very rarely complains that it hurts, only when he's had us pricking the...

To Oscar's mum - MrsDMiles My son has just been diagnosed recently and he has just turned 3, so I think I can empathise with you. There is no history of diabetes, however I have an underactive thyroid and both conditions are auto-immune. He has dealt with the whole diagnosis brilliantly and my...