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Help....advice please on meds!

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pixiewoo

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Hi
I am new to this site and forum but am really hoping there is someone out there who can offer some advice.
My sister has just contacted me from her holiday in Malta. My 8 year old nephew is type 1 and is on levemir, he has 23units every morning. This morning, byaccident, his dad has given him 4 extra units of levemir instead of his novorapid with his breakfast. I have looked on the net to see what should happen and but have not found much of any help. Is it ok to monitor his blood glucos levels and react accordingly or should something more be done?
Hope you can help

Thanks

Pixie
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Hello Pixie,

Firstly, your nephew's bloods sugar is likely to rise quite a bit higher than normal after breakfast,
due to the lack of rapid insulin. This rise can always be corrected with Novorapid.

The extra Levemir will mean that his sugars are likely to drop slightly lower than normal, particularly around mid to late afternoon. He may need slightly less rapid insulin with his lunch and evening meal because of the extra basal insulin in his system.

All the best,
timo.
 
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