Finlays Grandad
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Just had our world turned upside down by the news that our 3 year old Grandson Finlay has got Type 1 Diabetes. He was suffering from a bad cough which turned out to be Croup and was hospitalised for a couple of days and then we were told that he had Type 1Diabetes.
This was just over a week ago and his blood sugars since then have seemed to be constantly high. Sometimes as high as 19!! The Diabetic Nurse has told my Daughter that it will take time to level out whilst he goes through the 'Honeymoon Period' but have told her that they are now looking at increasing the dose of 'the long acting' one from two to three units.
My question is this: My Wife has been a diabetic for over 40 years and her 'long lasting' injection is 32 units. I appreciate that a 3 year old is not going to be on as many units as an adult but 2 does sound low to me, particularly as he is having constant high blood sugar readings. I then panic because I have been reading about how this could cause Ketones(?)in his urine which could ultimately be fatal?? A bit dramatic I know but we having been going through a living nightmare with worry.
Any advice, questions to ask the Nurse would be much appreciated. So too would words of wisdom or comfort from any parents or Grandparents who have had the same experience as us.
Thanks for listening!
This was just over a week ago and his blood sugars since then have seemed to be constantly high. Sometimes as high as 19!! The Diabetic Nurse has told my Daughter that it will take time to level out whilst he goes through the 'Honeymoon Period' but have told her that they are now looking at increasing the dose of 'the long acting' one from two to three units.
My question is this: My Wife has been a diabetic for over 40 years and her 'long lasting' injection is 32 units. I appreciate that a 3 year old is not going to be on as many units as an adult but 2 does sound low to me, particularly as he is having constant high blood sugar readings. I then panic because I have been reading about how this could cause Ketones(?)in his urine which could ultimately be fatal?? A bit dramatic I know but we having been going through a living nightmare with worry.
Any advice, questions to ask the Nurse would be much appreciated. So too would words of wisdom or comfort from any parents or Grandparents who have had the same experience as us.
Thanks for listening!