Hi all, my 12 year old daughter has just been diagnosed, she is having insulin twice daily. How long will it take to sort her levels out? She was diagnosed on the 12th March and her levels are still between 13 and 21ish. We are still coming to terms with it but she seems to be copng well. Does anybody else have a child with diabetes? Laura.
My 12 year old has just been diagnosed!
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I'm 15.
I was diagnosed in late October and my Mom still doesn't understand everything about it lol
I ask her to check the carbs & sugar on food that she buys me and forgets to.
For me I still don't have the best control of my BG, so I keep putting my dose up by 1 or 2 and see how it effects me.
I'm guessing she's on novomix?
I am also injecting twice a day (Morning and evening).
Anyway good luck to you both
I was diagnosed in late October and my Mom still doesn't understand everything about it lol
I ask her to check the carbs & sugar on food that she buys me and forgets to.
For me I still don't have the best control of my BG, so I keep putting my dose up by 1 or 2 and see how it effects me.
I'm guessing she's on novomix?
I am also injecting twice a day (Morning and evening).
Anyway good luck to you both
Hi
Don't worry about getting the sugar levels correct so soon. It takes time and practice. Every diabetic needs individualised insulin regimes. Almost a personal experiment.
Children have their own special considerations for which I have no experience of to comment. But you are in the right place to start looking for advice and ideas.Your diabetic medical/nursing teams will keep you right.
As for relatives, I just hope my mother in law never becomes diabetic. That would just be a nightmare for all concerned, bless her.
Marty B
Don't worry about getting the sugar levels correct so soon. It takes time and practice. Every diabetic needs individualised insulin regimes. Almost a personal experiment.
Children have their own special considerations for which I have no experience of to comment. But you are in the right place to start looking for advice and ideas.Your diabetic medical/nursing teams will keep you right.
As for relatives, I just hope my mother in law never becomes diabetic. That would just be a nightmare for all concerned, bless her.
Marty B
hi, i'm 16 but diagnosed when i was 11. My blood sugars sorted themselves out after a few months.
she is most probably on novomix? i was on that for 2/3 yrs, but then changed over to novorapid and levemir. It gives more control over blood sugar as injections are 4 times a day.
When on novomix, if my blood sugars were high i would increase my dose by 1 or 2, which should level them out.
good luck to you both, Michelle
she is most probably on novomix? i was on that for 2/3 yrs, but then changed over to novorapid and levemir. It gives more control over blood sugar as injections are 4 times a day.
When on novomix, if my blood sugars were high i would increase my dose by 1 or 2, which should level them out.
good luck to you both, Michelle
My daughter is 6yrs and recently diagnosed. (3mths),difficult to come to terms with, something we will have to live with so we have to deal with it the best we can. difficult to get things stable. We count everything she eats and still cannot get things right, things go good for a while then not. We have always had good eating habits therefore meals have not changed. Just toast at night and 3pm snack are extra. Snacks are mainly a range of fruit as out kids have always eaten a lots of fruit. Insulin measures are adjusted about every 5 or so days, or a new regime is attmepted. Started off using novomix 30 in morning, then lantus and novarapid at dinner time. Novarapid always sorts out dinner. Works well. We have stopped and started lantus many times. We now have removed novomix 30 in the morning and replaced it with novarapid in morning and lantus then just novorapid @dinner. But she is going high in pm & pre-dinner. Just about to start another regime. removing morning novarapid, replacing it with short acting to see if it can take care of lunch and afternoon snack. I guess all has to be attempted. Best solution is to inject at lunch (at school) but not possible, only 6yr to young, although she has done them but only under tight supervision. It takes time, especially with children going and the honeymoom period. what insulin is your daughter on? It will never go away but as a parent you just learn to go with it! for the simple reason we as parents are responsible. Keen to here from anyone who has a young child, you find out the regime and type of insulin being used. chat soon
hi laura sorry to here about ur daughter getting diabetes its not nice for anyone to go through im no expert my daughters had it since age of 17 months shes now away to be 3 (shes on mixtard 2 times a day) im still learning theres just so much information i do think though that with ur daughter being 12 u should find it a bit easyer to get bs right after a while injections are never nice but at least she will understand why shes getting needles etc my daughters bs is pretty high and shes allways hungry and hates needles!! i am trying new things and taking all the advice i can thats the only advice i can give u is to take in all the help and advice u get and maybe read up on it.
good luck hun x
p.s this site is sooooooooo helpful!
good luck hun x
p.s this site is sooooooooo helpful!
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<br />hi laura sorry to here about ur daughter getting diabetes its not nice for anyone to go through im no expert my daughters had it since age of 17 months shes now away to be 3 (shes on mixtard 2 times a day) im still learning theres just so much information i do think though that with ur daughter being 12 u should find it a bit easyer to get bs right after a while injections are never nice but at least she will understand why shes getting needles etc my daughters bs is pretty high and shes allways hungry and hates needles!! i am trying new things and taking all the advice i can thats the only advice i can give u is to take in all the help and advice u get and maybe read up on it.
good luck hun x
p.s this site is sooooooooo helpful!
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<br />hi laura sorry to here about ur daughter getting diabetes its not nice for anyone to go through im no expert my daughters had it since age of 17 months shes now away to be 3 (shes on mixtard 2 times a day) im still learning theres just so much information i do think though that with ur daughter being 12 u should find it a bit easyer to get bs right after a while injections are never nice but at least she will understand why shes getting needles etc my daughters bs is pretty high and shes allways hungry and hates needles!! i am trying new things and taking all the advice i can thats the only advice i can give u is to take in all the help and advice u get and maybe read up on it.
good luck hun x
p.s this site is sooooooooo helpful!
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Things must be tough for a child so young, my daughter is 6yrs( had it 3 mths). We are not stable yet, continually changing. About to start new insuling this weekend. She is very good with the BMs, she does them her self, she no longer allows us to do them. (we do supervise) She is keen to do the injections, we have let her a few times under tight supervision but we take control over them. your daughter will become good. have you got her ruby the teddy bear. I got it for my daughter, it is lovely. Comes free!
My son is 3 and just hope he does not get diabetes especially not at this age. cant get him tested for it til age 5.
good luck & take care
Laura W
My son is 3 and just hope he does not get diabetes especially not at this age. cant get him tested for it til age 5.
good luck & take care
Laura W
Hi
I was diagnosed with diabetes when i was 12 (i am now 19) and my blood sugars were all over the place for a while but i got help in the community with home visits from the nurses at the hospital.
I had to give myself my injections straight away i practised on my dads arm to get used to the feeling of holding the syringe in my hand it was so strange, when you are first diagnosed you can have what they call a honeymoon period where you still produce insulin unfortunatley i never had that but i got alot of help and support from my mum and if she hadn't helped me i don't think i would have looked after myself with my diet and checking my blood sugars 4 or more times daily.
I started on 2 injections daily but i found that hard after i left school because you are not eating at set times i am now on 4 injections daily or should i say i have a quick acting insulin with every meal and a long lasting or background insulin to keep my blood sugars stable, it gives you more flexability with eating and socialising.
I was diagnosed with diabetes when i was 12 (i am now 19) and my blood sugars were all over the place for a while but i got help in the community with home visits from the nurses at the hospital.
I had to give myself my injections straight away i practised on my dads arm to get used to the feeling of holding the syringe in my hand it was so strange, when you are first diagnosed you can have what they call a honeymoon period where you still produce insulin unfortunatley i never had that
but i got alot of help and support from my mum and if she hadn't helped me i don't think i would have looked after myself with my diet and checking my blood sugars 4 or more times daily. I started on 2 injections daily but i found that hard after i left school because you are not eating at set times i am now on 4 injections daily or should i say i have a quick acting insulin with every meal and a long lasting or background insulin to keep my blood sugars stable, it gives you more flexability with eating and socialising.
To all you parents I appreciate how difficult it must be to get the dosage right for your children. Although you can control what they eat and how much they inject, you don't have any control over how much exercise they get while they are in school and that can have a big effect on their blood sugar levels. They might go charging round the playground and burn off loads of energy (and therefore blood sugar) or they might have a day with very quiet breaktimes and very little exercise. Unless you are able to watch over them all day every day you can't possibly know just how much they are burning off themselves.
I was diagnosed at 7 I'm now 24 my Mum is great and always was when I was little, always explained to me why I couldn't have what my friends did.
She still worries now when I go out with friends or if she leaves me on my own for a week, rings and asks what my BMs are and if I'm eating properly. Love her to bits!
Kimmy
She still worries now when I go out with friends or if she leaves me on my own for a week, rings and asks what my BMs are and if I'm eating properly. Love her to bits!
Kimmy
look im 12 too and was diagnose at 11
i take 4 injections a day 1 in morning (humalog)
1 at lunch(humalog)
1 at dinner(humalog)
1 before bed (lantus (dont take levimir))
my blood levels do get a bit high
were 12 we cant help snacking!!
humalog is a 15 min insulin and lantus 24 hour
so dont worry you'll soon be fine
say hi to your daughter for me
hollie
xxx
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i take 4 injections a day 1 in morning (humalog)
1 at lunch(humalog)
1 at dinner(humalog)
1 before bed (lantus (dont take levimir))
my blood levels do get a bit high
were 12 we cant help snacking!!
humalog is a 15 min insulin and lantus 24 hour
so dont worry you'll soon be fine
say hi to your daughter for me
hollie
xxx
:|8):mrgreen:[]i am now 36 but was diagnosed as a type 1 diabetic when I was 7 and it wasnt easy at first - but it never is. It takes time to find the right insulin types and levels. As I say I am now 36 and they changed my insulin about a year ago because things had changed. They dont seem to so much these days, but when I first became a diabetic they used to make mecarbohydrate count my meals (which I still do to be honest) that way you know how many carbohydrates you have per meal and how much insulin you have. It probably is easier to try and keep to the same meals for a while and see how it works with the levels on insulin your daughter is taking.
But in the end the diabetic specialists and diaticians are there to help you - pleas let them. Everything is very confusing at the start and you have so much to learn and take in but I promise you, you get there in the end.
But do remember one thing - you run your diabetes it should not run you - it should not stop you (your daughter) from doing anything. It changes things, but thats all.
I hope thats a bit of help. Always remember there is always someone who can help
Kerri
But in the end the diabetic specialists and diaticians are there to help you - pleas let them. Everything is very confusing at the start and you have so much to learn and take in but I promise you, you get there in the end.
But do remember one thing - you run your diabetes it should not run you - it should not stop you (your daughter) from doing anything. It changes things, but thats all.
I hope thats a bit of help. Always remember there is always someone who can help
Kerri
Hi there,
My 11 year old son was diagnosed as type 1 two weeks ago, we're still getting our heads around it all as there's no history in the family.
He has been wonderfully grown up about it all, in fact probably better than my husband and I.
He has 13u of Mixtard 30 at 8am, a further 3u of Novorapid at 5pm and 8u of Insulatard at 8pm. It did seem like the nurses were increasing his insulin every couple of days but over the last two or three days his bms have been around 5 - 9.
He went back to school yesterday and seems to have handled that well.
My only worry is that he comes home at 3pm and then just wants to graze rather than eat good snack and dinner at 5. Not sure what the answer is to that as he swears he's 'STAAAARVING'. He is trying to keep his grazing to fruit or rice krispies.
The hardest thing for him as been having to eat breakfast, he just wasn't a breakfast eater before.
I have only just found this forum but am sure I will be back many times.
Kindest regards
Mel
My 11 year old son was diagnosed as type 1 two weeks ago, we're still getting our heads around it all as there's no history in the family.
He has been wonderfully grown up about it all, in fact probably better than my husband and I.
He has 13u of Mixtard 30 at 8am, a further 3u of Novorapid at 5pm and 8u of Insulatard at 8pm. It did seem like the nurses were increasing his insulin every couple of days but over the last two or three days his bms have been around 5 - 9.
He went back to school yesterday and seems to have handled that well.
My only worry is that he comes home at 3pm and then just wants to graze rather than eat good snack and dinner at 5. Not sure what the answer is to that as he swears he's 'STAAAARVING'. He is trying to keep his grazing to fruit or rice krispies.
The hardest thing for him as been having to eat breakfast, he just wasn't a breakfast eater before.
I have only just found this forum but am sure I will be back many times.
Kindest regards
Mel
Re: My 5 year old has just been diagnosed!
My 5 year old was diagnosed last week (type 1). She hadn't been well for quite a while but I couldn't put my finger on it. She has had problems with her bladder and kidneys and ibs since she was 6 months old so when she started drinking and weeing more, I just thought it was that!
I popped into see my Nan who is diabetic (type 2) and while I was there she drank a pint in 5 minutes. So I decided to use Nan's Accu chek, I couldn't believe it when I read 33.2. I called the GP and he sent me A & E Ten minutes of walking though the door she had a blood test and urine test, 20 minutes later we were told she had diabetes and was admitted to hosptial. I can't get over the way they dealt with it, I never used to have much faith in the NHS. I have been to given loads of support from the diabetic home nurse we have all been given advise.
It would be nice for Katherine to have someone to talk to her age who has the same. She isn't able to return to school until a care package has been arranged, as they have never dealt with it before. It was reasuring reading that other young children are going though the same.
Nikki
My 5 year old was diagnosed last week (type 1). She hadn't been well for quite a while but I couldn't put my finger on it. She has had problems with her bladder and kidneys and ibs since she was 6 months old so when she started drinking and weeing more, I just thought it was that!
I popped into see my Nan who is diabetic (type 2) and while I was there she drank a pint in 5 minutes. So I decided to use Nan's Accu chek, I couldn't believe it when I read 33.2. I called the GP and he sent me A & E Ten minutes of walking though the door she had a blood test and urine test, 20 minutes later we were told she had diabetes and was admitted to hosptial. I can't get over the way they dealt with it, I never used to have much faith in the NHS. I have been to given loads of support from the diabetic home nurse we have all been given advise.
It would be nice for Katherine to have someone to talk to her age who has the same. She isn't able to return to school until a care package has been arranged, as they have never dealt with it before. It was reasuring reading that other young children are going though the same.
Nikki
Hi All,
I have 2 girls who are type 1 diabetics. The older was diagnosed at 8yrs of age and is now 13. The little one was diagnosed at 2 yrs and is now 6. We have been through the twice daily injections regime (Mixtard) and basal bolus ie a single long acting insulin injection a day plus 4 fast acting (we used Lantus, then Levemir plus Novorapid). We never really managed to get their BM's properly controlled, it was a constant juggling act, with things always changing.
In the last 15 months both of them have gone onto insulin pumps. This allows tighter control, but is quite hard work especially at the beginning when working out insulin:carb ratios and so on.
I would recommend that anyone with a newly diagnosed child consider going on a Diabetes UK Family Support weekend. We have been on 2! They are great because you get to meet lots of other 'diabetes parents' and your child(ren) get to meet lots of other 'diabetes kids'. (Non diabetic siblings get to go too!)
The parents have workshops each day, with discussions and talks from diabetes nurses and a consultant. The kids go off on outings and the amazing thing is that you can relax and let them go because they are with people who know about diabetes, such as Type 1 adults themselves and diabetes nurses. For us, it was the first time we could stop worrying when they were out of our sight!
You learn loads, for example we first learned about and saw an insulin pump on our 1st weekend. You get to share experiences, moan, cry, laugh, it was very therapeutic!! There is a cost involved, not sure what it is now as it's a couple of years since we last went, but I'm sure you can find out on the Diabetes UK website.
Something to consider anyway, I'm sure it would be worthwhile.
Regards,
Sue
I have 2 girls who are type 1 diabetics. The older was diagnosed at 8yrs of age and is now 13. The little one was diagnosed at 2 yrs and is now 6. We have been through the twice daily injections regime (Mixtard) and basal bolus ie a single long acting insulin injection a day plus 4 fast acting (we used Lantus, then Levemir plus Novorapid). We never really managed to get their BM's properly controlled, it was a constant juggling act, with things always changing.
In the last 15 months both of them have gone onto insulin pumps. This allows tighter control, but is quite hard work especially at the beginning when working out insulin:carb ratios and so on.
I would recommend that anyone with a newly diagnosed child consider going on a Diabetes UK Family Support weekend. We have been on 2! They are great because you get to meet lots of other 'diabetes parents' and your child(ren) get to meet lots of other 'diabetes kids'. (Non diabetic siblings get to go too!)
The parents have workshops each day, with discussions and talks from diabetes nurses and a consultant. The kids go off on outings and the amazing thing is that you can relax and let them go because they are with people who know about diabetes, such as Type 1 adults themselves and diabetes nurses. For us, it was the first time we could stop worrying when they were out of our sight!
You learn loads, for example we first learned about and saw an insulin pump on our 1st weekend. You get to share experiences, moan, cry, laugh, it was very therapeutic!! There is a cost involved, not sure what it is now as it's a couple of years since we last went, but I'm sure you can find out on the Diabetes UK website.
Something to consider anyway, I'm sure it would be worthwhile.
Regards,
Sue
hi im new to this site my son jake was diagnosed last august . he is on novomix 30 2 injections a day morning and afternoon. it takes a while 4 sugars to come down it did with jake but you will get there . :wink:
Hi evryone my daughter is ten now she was dx when she was five. it does seem overwhelming in the first few months. it does get better. we would not let her out of our sight at first but it gets easier after a while. at the moment she is using. Humalog 75/25 on a morning 26 units. noworapid to cover her tea 17units-20 units. then lantus on a night 23 units, she hates this one, it stings when it is put in.she has only just started taking this because her bg was very high and we had to start all over again with new types of insulin aswell as another injection on a night. she does her own bg tests she has around 5 -7 of these aday, she will not inject herself yet, she tried for a few days when she was nine but found it to difficult, she just managed to press the end of the pen which made it press harder into her skin and it put her off.
she loves to do Gymnastics, swimmin, bike riding, dancing and racing around after her two brothers. at times we do find the whole thing very demanding and wish it would just go away but you just have to get on with it and hope for the best.
hope you are all doing well it is such a shock to the system.
thinking off you all. Sue
she loves to do Gymnastics, swimmin, bike riding, dancing and racing around after her two brothers. at times we do find the whole thing very demanding and wish it would just go away but you just have to get on with it and hope for the best.
hope you are all doing well it is such a shock to the system.
thinking off you all. Sue
I spoke to someone on another forum and they told me to try heating it up a little before using it. it seems to have worked because she did not complain last night for the first time in ages. she was on novomix 70/30 41 units on a morning and 30 on a teatime before they changed her over to the
three injections we could not keep her bg level at teatime down, but she was having hypos at dinnertime. now most of her bg levels are within 4-9 so she needs all the insulin she is on.
three injections we could not keep her bg level at teatime down, but she was having hypos at dinnertime. now most of her bg levels are within 4-9 so she needs all the insulin she is on.
Hi I'm new to the forum. Just to say I have two children with type 1 diabetes. My daughter is 9 years old and has had it for seven years and my son is 13 years old and has had it for a year.
