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Injecting the wrong insulin

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On a rare night out this week my parents-in-law were minding my nine year old daughter who is type 1.She is usually really good but obviously wasn't concentrating and accidentally injected her fast acting insulin instead of the long acting one she should do at night.This was followed by a very panicky call by said ma-in-law wanting advice;to be honest I wasn't sure myself as its the first time its ever happened since her diagnosis,seven years ago.I just followed our normal hypo routine and "bigged" the carbs,Apple juice first and then cereal and cake and got them to check her levels regularly.Did I do the right thing?Any advice ?Now she is doing her own injections this could happen again.
 
You did exactly the right thing. :D:) Mistakes can happen to anyone. Well done your daughter for doing her own jabs!

Can you make some kind of obvious difference to the night time one so she knows its the right one and can tell before she takes it?
 
They are slightly different,the mealtime one has orange lines and cap and the night time has green,but I am tempted to get some stickers or something,perhaps stars and moons.Thank you,great suggestions!She wanted to go on a school residential trip last year and the trade off was doing her own injections,did the trick.Did have some remarks of "how can you trust her" but she is going to have to deal with it at some point and that seemed like a good inventive.Hopefully this has taught her to concentrate!
 
That would confuse me and am 28 lol. One of my pens is grey and the other is the navy with orange, I would ALWAYS get it wrong if it was only the stripe and top that was different.

The moon & stars is a brilliant idea, night time one.

I think its beilliant that you can trust her at that age, I was a nightmare (still am lol)
 
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Thank you,she isn't always good but she is only 9!Hardest part is coming out of school and seeing other kids with sweets and not being able to have any.Doesn't matter how much you know it's for their own good,it's still seems unfair.
 
I still get huffy like a 3 year old if my husband eats sweets in front of me lol.

At least she knows its for her own good to avoid sweets (unless she takes insulin for it ;))

Only thing I miss is a bag of crisps, had one the other day, NEVER again! Played complete havoc with my levels. :(
 
I'm not surprised...can't he at least eat them secretly so you don't realise!Luckily my daughter isn't that fussed about crisps at the moment,it's just the sugary stuff she feels strongly about.We did find some really nice mints in Marks and Spencer the other day that are sugar free but don't taste at all like the usual.She did reluctantly let me try one and they are just like Fox's Glacier Mints...if you remember those.Definitely worth trying if you like clear mints!
 
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