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stupid me, advice please

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Sorry I am type 2 diabetic of no use to you at all but I remember once someone accidentally overdosing on insulin, all they could do was test frequently and drink lucozade, orange juice, eating sandwiches.
Please dont beat yourself up over this, it was a mistake, we all make them now and then; you are a good and caring and responsible Mum, no question about that.
As you say this diabetes thing is too much sometimes, there is not one day where you are allowed to forget about it without paying some sort of price. Its **** hard for every diabetic but must be so much worse for parents and children, as a parent you worry about them all the time anyway even if they are healthy.
In your case it will mean lack of sleep, poor you, but I very much doubt your daughter will have any lasting damage.
Please relax, and dont be hard on yourself.

Edit: Forgot to say if you are worried at any stage take her to A&E or call NHS direct.
Big hug for you both :)
 
Twisty, please don't get upset with yourself, I'm sure many of us have done this in the past, I know I have :) I'm not familiar with Insulatard but doing a brief google it looks like it has a 24 hour profile i.e. it lasts for about 24 hours. If you do nothing your daughter will most likely get a low blood sugar overnight as it is more than she usually has overnight. For tonight, if it were me, I would give your daughter a carby snack like a small sandwich or a couple of digestive biscuits. You will need to test during the night to make sure she doesn't go hypo, but I don't think you'll need to do it hourly. If she has a carby snack now you can test again before your bedtime. You want to keep her reading slightly higher than normal to allow for some dropping in blood sugar, I'd be aiming for around 9 or 10 mmol/l or even a little higher. One night of slightly higher than usual blood sugars won't do much harm and it's better than running the risk of a hypo. Set your alarm for about 2am and test again, she may need another carby snack like a digestive biscuit, I'd be aiming to have her reading around 10 mmol/l again. If she's hypo you'll need to give her quick acting carbs to bring her out of hypo and then follow up with a carby snack. If her reading is around 10mmol/l at 2am then you can probably leave it for another two to three hours before testing again. Tomorrow you'll need to test frequently through the day to make sure she doesn't go hypo. I would phone your DSN and see what dose she recommends for the morning, she may suggest cutting it back slightly to compensate for the insulin given tonight. You won't have done any damage to your daughter, just some inconvenience and a disrupted nights sleep for yourself.
 
Don't beat yourself up about this - I have done this with my daughter before. We are all only human and mistakes will be made.

You have already had some excellent advice from Sophia and I can't really think of anything else.

Let us know how you get on.
 
I've mixed up the insulin pens and given the long acting amount as short acting insulin. Stuffed son full of carbs and kept testing and all was well. At least I only had to panic for the 4 hours or so that the NR was working but it was still a pain getting back on track the next day.

It is so easy to do, especially if disturbed, in a hurry or just on auto-pilot. Hope your night wasn't too awful and the day starts heading back to normal. Have you reduced the morning dose for the day to compensate?
 
I stuffed her with carbs for bed and she went late, she was on her way down at 1.30am so woke her and gave some more carbs. Tested her every 90+mins and she woke fine at 5.2.
I reduced the dose this morning, but had a hypo for lunch, and we were back on track for the rest of the day.
Thank you all for your advice.
 
It won't be the first or the last 'mis up'...we are all human....it's just a case of learning what to do in such scenarios.

I have given a bolus for a basal and a basal does for a bolus rate on more than one occasion....when you get used to living with the diabetes, you won't get so worried....just a case of doing EXACTLY what you did.......including test, test, test.....
 
Just to reiterate what everyone else has said! We all make mistakes even after living with the condition for many years!

To help distinguish I have two different coloured pens one for long and one for short acting... I also always leave the needle off so as I put one on I can double check which insulin is in the pen..
 
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