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hii new to this how do i work out halloween HELP

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reece4type1

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hii everyone how u all getting on hope everyone is well :wink: well i need some help again and hope u dont mind givin me some more advice :roll: well my son has had type 1 diabetes for 3month now so have never done halloween or christmas so im very unsure wot to do and since my son is only 4 years old i cant really tell him he cant have halloween so i was wondering how do u all cope with it :?: do u give more insulin he is on novo after dinner :?: he will be having dinner at 5oclock then insulin at 5.30 then we will be going out tricker treating so just wondering what do i do after we come home i cant very well tell him he isnt allowed anythin he is four he will cause a riot lol :wink: the diabetic team say two treat size at snack time but this is not till 8.30 at night :?: i really cant see him wanting to wait till then lol. So any help would be great also some info about christmas would be good :mrgreen: thanks everyone for all the help in the past uv all been great mwaaaah XX
 
Tomorrow night i'm throwing a party for family and friends, amongst the hoards of kids will be Andrew my T1 son. He carb counts, so he'l have a lowish carb early dinner at about 5pm, party starts at 7pm. This way by the time they all arrive and go out trick or treating it'l be a good 3hrs after his last humalog. I'll let him pig out within reason and bolus for it, and that will be the hard part and i'll probably guestimate what he needs. Its 1 night and i'll let him enjoy, if he's high before bed i'll give him a couple of units to help bring him down along with his Levemir.
Suzi x
 
Sorry, no personal experience but here are some sources of advice
Halloween advice from the USA
http://www.diabetes.org/for-parents-and-kids/halloween.jsp
http://www.diabetesselfmanagement.com/articles/kids-and-diabetes/tips_and_tricks_for_halloween/1/
and the UK
http://www.diabetes.org.uk/Guide-to-diabetes/Guide-to-Diabetes-extra-pages/Halloween/

In a poll on the children with diabetes forum Almost two-thirds of parents reported letting their children collect candy saving and eating it by integrating the carbs into their normal meal plan
 
Ewan is going to a party tomorrow and trick and treating tomorrow night, his bs is low the past few days so he,ll have a few treats and knowing him will prob burn them straight off with exercise. I,ll keep the rest of his goodies for snacks and before gym.
 
Thanks to all for ur help once again i just love this site because my son is only 3months into diabetes so im still learning and prob always will be so its good to talk to others in the same boat .Well halloween wasnt as bad as i thought my son dressed up and went out treatin so we all had some fun and he felt like every other child [ whooopty ] now we have just to get through our fist meal out and christmas lol so any help would be good .Also how much more novo can i give he is on 40grams of food at dinner time then gets 2units after he eats it so say he was going for a meal and the meal is more than 40gram how much more novo am i allowed to give :?: i know u may be thinking i should know but i havent been taught any of this yet and i suspect i never will so have to find out for myself . Plus i often hear people say xmas is a day off :? wot does this mean :?: :?: not bn told yet :roll: well everyone thanx again for ur help hope ur all well and take care XxX
 
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