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Do your insulin ratios change much?
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<blockquote data-quote="New2T1D" data-source="post: 1499456" data-attributes="member: 406824"><p>My son was diagnosed a few months ago - teenager. His ratios can fluctuate a bit like yours drahawkins. I normally wait 3 days when I make changes, but SOMETIMES I don't, if for example there are too many hypos or he isn't going down to his base line/ is going up several hours after food, and the insulin: carb ratio is very obviously wrong. Consultant says that his body still has some insulin response, but it's imperfect and kicks in at all the wrong times, messing with his exogenous insulin. Teenage hormones are also at play. His levels of activity and even what he eats affect insulin needs, sometimes significantly. It feels very complicated. When he was discharged from hospital, he was told sternly by medics that HE had to manage the condition. He and I have been educating ourselves and discussing things together since then, because some of the choices you have to make are tough - and one doesn't always get it right. It's like treating your child like an experiment sometimes. I couldn't leave a 15/16 year old to cope with all of that, together with quite a shattering diagnosis. I hope things are settling for you now.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="New2T1D, post: 1499456, member: 406824"] My son was diagnosed a few months ago - teenager. His ratios can fluctuate a bit like yours drahawkins. I normally wait 3 days when I make changes, but SOMETIMES I don't, if for example there are too many hypos or he isn't going down to his base line/ is going up several hours after food, and the insulin: carb ratio is very obviously wrong. Consultant says that his body still has some insulin response, but it's imperfect and kicks in at all the wrong times, messing with his exogenous insulin. Teenage hormones are also at play. His levels of activity and even what he eats affect insulin needs, sometimes significantly. It feels very complicated. When he was discharged from hospital, he was told sternly by medics that HE had to manage the condition. He and I have been educating ourselves and discussing things together since then, because some of the choices you have to make are tough - and one doesn't always get it right. It's like treating your child like an experiment sometimes. I couldn't leave a 15/16 year old to cope with all of that, together with quite a shattering diagnosis. I hope things are settling for you now. [/QUOTE]
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