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unfortunately my 9 yr old son was diagnosed with type 1 last week. my wife and i are trying to come to terms with this, as is my son. he is doing quite well most of the time, but has had a couple of very low, tearful moments.

i am very nervous about his first hypo!

at the moment he is taking 6 units of levemir at night with 4 units of novorapid with his breakfast, followed by 5 units with lunch and 5 with dinner.

he is a gifted footballer and is currently trialing for chelsea. i am worried about getting his levels right for football. is it easier than i imagine it will be?? there seems so much to take in!
 
i'm only 3 months in and no pro but so far i halve my dose if i'm exercising after food.

'hypo's' aren't a big deal personally, got use to recognising them after a coupla months, and so far there not that bad, just get hungry and shaky. (though they defo need treating)

jay cutler, nfl quarterback is at one of the most competitive sporting positions in the world

http://cbs4denver.com/sports/jay.cutler ... 14009.html

watch the videos on the side, particularly the third one (saying it won't affect his career).

all best,
howie
 
Hi, Sorry to hear about your son. I have 2 children who are both type 1 diagnosed at ages 4 & 6. My advice would be to keep a detailed food diary, especially on the days he trains so you can work out if you are getting it right. It will probably be a bit of trial and error to start with - adjusting the size of the snack before and after exercise. We have found that swimming really impacts on our kids so we always give them a bigger snack before they go in the pool and then test their bloods when they come out. By testing before and after exercise and keeping a food diary, it probably won't take you too long to achieve good control. All the best.
 
thanks very much guys. i really appreciate you taking the time to answer.

maybe i just need to get over his first hypo. i guess a lot of it could be fear of the unknown.

i have this awful dread that he could have a really bad hypo and something awful happen.
 
To give you an example of another parent and a hypo I just wanted to say that you will probably notice a problem before anything really serious happens. My son is nearly 3 years old and been diabetic for 2 years. He has not had a hypo requiring the use of the glucagon injection but he will drop below 4 about once or twice a week. In the 3's he remains normal but looks a bit pale. He has gone into the 2's and been okay but once he did get the shakes. He was 1.9 once in his sleep but happily sucked away on a bottle spiked with sugar. Kids are quite resilient but obviously it is better to avoid hypos if at all possible.

A couple of Aussie diabetic legends would be Steve Renouf (Rugby League Player) and there is a race car driver also but can't think of his name.

Jen
 
Hi My Son got diagnosed 3 weeks ago he is 11 with T1 so I know how you feel, he had his 1st hypo last week after exercise at school, wasnt as bad as I thought shaky & pale, soon sorted with some lucozade and a snack :D Best thing to do is deffo keep food diary, make sure he has extra snack before exercise ... thats where I went wrong, lots to learn but we,ll get there this board is great for tips
 
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