Thank you, she is well and that's the main thing, it's just so intense! And then I feel like I'm doing a degree in diabetes/psychology/ nutrition alongside it all! Oh and my child is the test subject! No room for mistakes there. Think I'm having one of those days today!Yes it does settle down after a time, the first few months are by far the worst but it does get easier. Make a list of things you want to ask the DSN as you'll likely forget on the day if your anything like myself.
Thank you, she is well and that's the main thing, it's just so intense! And then I feel like I'm doing a degree in diabetes/psychology/ nutrition alongside it all! Oh and my child is the test subject! No room for mistakes there. Think I'm having one of those days today!
Yes one of my many questions for my nurse, good Idea I will make a list. Want to ask her about a dafne course do you have to pay for this? does it teach you about the effects of fats, proteins etc? Is it good training or is there better courses out there?
That's strange So parents can't do the dafne as child is under 16?
Thank you for the links I will take a look now x
Just incidentally... Always keep a log book for referring to with children... I see nicolaryan09 says back to making a diary... This should always be done as you need to see how different foods, exercise, illness etc affect levels and even when they are at school for the teachers or assistants to write in to, and you may well see patterns that weekends need different rates to weekdays etc.
Although with most meters and pumps they hold blood readings etc there is a need to keep detailed diaries for DSN's etc to work out whats going on.
It may be that certain foods may cause levels to raise ilor drop but unless you write down these details for reference you won't see patterns etc..just what you think of on the day but 3 months on and that day can be forgotten..
Please always keep a diary.
Yes my little one was the same half a unit and 25g kept her very steady and a unit would drop her a huge amount so caution and accurate calculation was always taken when I gave her a unit in order to correct but now it's all changing here and have spoke with my nurse about adjusting ratios before I went ahead with anything and we are slowly getting there again. It is frustrating though because in the meantime she feels rubbishNot to worry..we caught Ryans diabetes very early because we noticed the signs straight away (sad to say...we always watched for them fearing he would develop it like his dad and grandmother) but because he was caught soo early he had no ketones and was well in himself. He didnt start insulin straight away and has been very sensitive to it until now. He is neg for antibodies although we still believe him to be type 1 and he is being tested for MODY later this month. Im not expecting him to be diagnosed with anything other than type 1. But this is why hes been on a set dose because 1 unit dropped him by 33. Using a pen you dont have a lot of choice between 0.5 or 1.0 unit so it was impossible to carb count. Now his requirement seems to be going up we have been booked on the carb counting and im looking forward to it if im honest. Because at the moment its guess work and i hate guessing. And i get soo upset with myself if i get it wrong and hes high. Its all still a bit raw if im honest. Still praying for a cure.
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