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<blockquote data-quote="Scott-C" data-source="post: 1429389" data-attributes="member: 374531"><p>CGMs are fantastic devices so do everything you can to get your mitts on one. Instead of just getting a few "snapshots" each day from finger pricks, you get to see the whole movie playing in more or less real time, so it's <em>much</em> easier to see lows or highs developing and then do something about it before it gets too out of control. Still needs finger pricking occasionally to calibrate it. </p><p></p><p>Another good book on the subject of diabetes generally and cgm in particular is Sugar Surfing by Stephen Ponder. He's an endo and T1 so sees it from both sides.</p><p><a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Sugar-Surfing-manage-diabetes-modern-ebook/dp/B017EIX9HG" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.co.uk/Sugar-Surfing-manage-diabetes-modern-ebook/dp/B017EIX9HG</a></p><p></p><p>Dexcom says their age limit is 2, freestyle libre is 4, not sure about medtronic. But those are because that's what the government has approved them for. Not for me to second guess doctors or governments (actually, scratch that, in a free country I should <em>always </em>second guess goverments!) and it'll be a personal choice for you and Mrs Sophia's Daddy, but I would be surprised if there wasn't a few parents out there bending it a bit on the age rules.</p><p></p><p>There was a 36 year old on a DAFNE course I went on, she'd been T1 since 2. She was doing just fine, said she was so young she didn't really remember much of it and it eventually just became part of her life which she took for granted. Kids can be remarkably matter of fact about things once they get used to something new. </p><p></p><p>Best of luck, mate, you'll get through this.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Scott-C, post: 1429389, member: 374531"] CGMs are fantastic devices so do everything you can to get your mitts on one. Instead of just getting a few "snapshots" each day from finger pricks, you get to see the whole movie playing in more or less real time, so it's [I]much[/I] easier to see lows or highs developing and then do something about it before it gets too out of control. Still needs finger pricking occasionally to calibrate it. Another good book on the subject of diabetes generally and cgm in particular is Sugar Surfing by Stephen Ponder. He's an endo and T1 so sees it from both sides. [URL]https://www.amazon.co.uk/Sugar-Surfing-manage-diabetes-modern-ebook/dp/B017EIX9HG[/URL] Dexcom says their age limit is 2, freestyle libre is 4, not sure about medtronic. But those are because that's what the government has approved them for. Not for me to second guess doctors or governments (actually, scratch that, in a free country I should [I]always [/I]second guess goverments!) and it'll be a personal choice for you and Mrs Sophia's Daddy, but I would be surprised if there wasn't a few parents out there bending it a bit on the age rules. There was a 36 year old on a DAFNE course I went on, she'd been T1 since 2. She was doing just fine, said she was so young she didn't really remember much of it and it eventually just became part of her life which she took for granted. Kids can be remarkably matter of fact about things once they get used to something new. Best of luck, mate, you'll get through this. [/QUOTE]
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