Hi I am a mum of a newly diagnosed diabetic.
I have found some aspects ok. The carb counting etc. As a calorie counter I don't find counting the carbs hard just getting the right result at the end. My daughter is very active with really high energy and it's all or nothing with her which is why the same food, insulin over the same days never gets the same result. I liked your posts about tips for parents as her results are all I think about at the moment. All I ask her is " are you ok" truth be told unless she is low any highs don't make her feel any different and when we look at the number it is a real shock sometimes. Does anybody get it right all the time? I would say on average we get 3 out of 4 results each day in target. Is this normal or do most people get more? . In target being between 4-10. I find myself worrying really badly when it is above 10 but from what I think I have grasped from these discussions is that the sugars mustn't be high for too long and the occasional high isn't the end of the world - which sometimes as a parent it feels like as I see that result is a failure somehow it then stresses me out till the next test 4 hours later to see if we are back in range. I find that I can't keep testing her in between because that would drive her mad.
What are the results that most other parents get and how much do they test? I do feel that unless you know someone else you never really know what the "average real" results are for children.
I have found some aspects ok. The carb counting etc. As a calorie counter I don't find counting the carbs hard just getting the right result at the end. My daughter is very active with really high energy and it's all or nothing with her which is why the same food, insulin over the same days never gets the same result. I liked your posts about tips for parents as her results are all I think about at the moment. All I ask her is " are you ok" truth be told unless she is low any highs don't make her feel any different and when we look at the number it is a real shock sometimes. Does anybody get it right all the time? I would say on average we get 3 out of 4 results each day in target. Is this normal or do most people get more? . In target being between 4-10. I find myself worrying really badly when it is above 10 but from what I think I have grasped from these discussions is that the sugars mustn't be high for too long and the occasional high isn't the end of the world - which sometimes as a parent it feels like as I see that result is a failure somehow it then stresses me out till the next test 4 hours later to see if we are back in range. I find that I can't keep testing her in between because that would drive her mad.
What are the results that most other parents get and how much do they test? I do feel that unless you know someone else you never really know what the "average real" results are for children.
But all children are different with their age, hormones, school, exams , activity etc 