Need some Advice and Help

My Daughter is 11 and recently been diagnosed Type 1,

She is going into her 2nd month and has started struggling to keep her sugars above 4,

she has a sliding scale and hasnt started carb counting yet

Before her meals she is supposed to have insulin based on her sugar levels and sliding scale however since her sugars have been below 4 she hasnt been having any insulin is this correct? or should she be getting her sugars up then 10 minutes after eating checking her sugars and having some insulin at that point if her sugars are over 4.

There is so much to take in and i dont want to cause any harm by doing what i think when i could be totally wrong

keri said:

If she is below 4 that is classed as a hypo, for my treatment I have some sugar tablets or lucozade if its before a meal, if at a random time I have the same but with a sandwich after x for her having hypos before tea she should have the sugar tabs(lucozade) and then eat tea, after give her normal dose of insulin x hope this helps:3

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Thankyou so before dinner he needs to have something to eat then have insulin after

Thanks i havent been giving her any insulin thinking her dinner will get her sugars back up to normal

brett said:

Treat an under 4 reading with a small amount of fast acting sugar, bit of lucozade ora few glucose tabs. Test 10 mins later, should be higher than 4, if not, repeat. This is treating a hypo.

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Thanks Brett we have been doing that it was before a meal i was confused about all the leaflets i have dont give any help on that