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hypo alarm wrist band ?
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spiritfree
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I bought one years ago. They are supposed to be used at night to wake you when you have a hypo when asleep. I found it totally useless and a waste of money.
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Rosiecarmel
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I've never personally used one but I have heard they're pretty rubbish. I'm not sure I'd waste your money. A quick Google shows many people don't think highly of them. If they worked, they'd be absolutely brilliant and if they worked, we'd all have one!
Bill Stewart
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Had a friend at the other end of the our village died of a hypo wearing one. But she had lost the her hypo sensations some time before, but other around her were more aware of her needs when she was out and about.
mikeyB
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I always wake when I'm hypo. Because my sleep is untroubled normally, if I wake I reach for the Libre reader and pass it over the sensor. Sure enough, up pops 3.2 or similar, or, very occasionally the unnerving LO. The reader sits next to a pack of Dextro tablets and a pack of fruit pastilles. A wrist attachment would be neither use nor ornament.
Hi there. I am new here and just seen your post about the insulin post. My 3 year old daughter was diagnosed with type 1 last month. Do u find the pump more easily managed than injections?
trophywench
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Megan - it would be a lie to say the pump is more easily managed than jabs. For the simple reason that there an awful lot more adjustments one can make using a pump and they are each tinier adjustments, and insulin needs vary fairly frequently however you deliver it - then obviously when you first get it and start having to learn how to use it - it all takes longer.
However - that is not the purpose of them - to make the regime easier to operate. The purpose of them is to get the delivery of the insulin more like what our pancreas would be doing automatically were it still working properly - and thus, control our BG better for more of every hour of day of our lives than delivering insulin in ruddy great lumps at intervals - and that's the important thing - much more finely tuned control for each individual.
To compare the two, think of the difference between a ruddy great JCB thing with a 'grab' attachment on the front, picking up earth and rocks out of a landslide , to a pair of fine tweezers removing a very fine hair from the really sensitive bit of skin between your eye brow and the middle of your top eyelashes. The JCB is insulin pens; the tweezers are insulin pumps.
Far better control is the whole answer - for which - we are prepared to invest the extra time and learning needed, to get it right.
However - that is not the purpose of them - to make the regime easier to operate. The purpose of them is to get the delivery of the insulin more like what our pancreas would be doing automatically were it still working properly - and thus, control our BG better for more of every hour of day of our lives than delivering insulin in ruddy great lumps at intervals - and that's the important thing - much more finely tuned control for each individual.
To compare the two, think of the difference between a ruddy great JCB thing with a 'grab' attachment on the front, picking up earth and rocks out of a landslide , to a pair of fine tweezers removing a very fine hair from the really sensitive bit of skin between your eye brow and the middle of your top eyelashes. The JCB is insulin pens; the tweezers are insulin pumps.
Far better control is the whole answer - for which - we are prepared to invest the extra time and learning needed, to get it right.
Yes i would feel happier to get her the pump sooner as she is a very picky eater and i have to substitute nearly every meal to make up the carbs. Its a nightmare and i panic everytime she says... o i dont want to eat that mummy after i have given insulin
Copepod
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Discuss with your diabetes team.They might suggest injecting after eating, which is not as close to what pancreas does, but lessens chance of going hypo if she doesn't eat enough carbohydrates.
As you live in Belfast, I must mention that while doing my MSc research about chemical incidents in Northern Ireland in 1998, I could have written a minor thesis about the importance of bakery products to medical and emergency workers - every meeting was accompanied by scones / pancakes / cakes etc. Poisons Unit staff at RVH reckoned the canteen in Maternity served better scones than the one nearer to their office. The head of emergency planning unit asked his deputy to collect buns on his way into work, as he passed a good bakery.
Bill Stewart
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if you need to inject after eating try and get your diabetic clinic to consider FIASP as it is really fast and is the nearest thing to the real thing so far - I am lead to believe.
There is a nice write up be someone who found that he could use it ten minutes before eating instead of 20-30 minutes with nova rapid.
Do you inject her or does she inject herself?
My 3 year old grand daughter injects me (with safety needles) and understands whats going on - its not a game - its her POPS life.
There is a nice write up be someone who found that he could use it ten minutes before eating instead of 20-30 minutes with nova rapid.
Do you inject her or does she inject herself?
My 3 year old grand daughter injects me (with safety needles) and understands whats going on - its not a game - its her POPS life.
I was told by my diabetes team to inject her before she eats but because she is so picky i allow her to eat for a few minutes then inject her so that i no she is going to eat it and then make up the difference of what she hasnt ate.
They told me to never wait until she is finished to inject her as she will hypo. Yes i inject her but she likes to do an air shot first then i take over. She is on novorapid and levemir
They told me to never wait until she is finished to inject her as she will hypo. Yes i inject her but she likes to do an air shot first then i take over. She is on novorapid and levemir
Bill Stewart
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I find it hard to hypo while i am eating if I haven't jabbed, if she is going to be like that then why not eat little and often, you could end on a longer acting food to get to the next meal.
You need to think about getting faster acting stuff in at the very start and then a longer acting food and finally something to release during her playtime, with the final mouthfuls being the longest acting stuff like flapjacks, oaties, avocados. Try to build up a developing wave of energy release and match the insulin delivery to that wave.
These are my thoughts - out loud - What do I know?
Pop with some very fussy grand weans.
You need to think about getting faster acting stuff in at the very start and then a longer acting food and finally something to release during her playtime, with the final mouthfuls being the longest acting stuff like flapjacks, oaties, avocados. Try to build up a developing wave of energy release and match the insulin delivery to that wave.
These are my thoughts - out loud - What do I know?
Pop with some very fussy grand weans.
My wee boy was diagnosed at 4 and we started on the pump 18 months later. Is it better? Yes, but more difficult, and it isn't a cure for the issue you are facing i'm afraid.You're still bolusing for meals in essentially the same way so the insulin is likely through before they start refusing food. You could put on a lower temporary basal to compensate, but she's likely to be on such a low hourly rate that it won't make enough of an impact. Using a dual wave could be an option, but it takes quite a bit of experimentation to get that right.
What i'm saying is that the pump is great but i wouldn't be in a rush to get one, and honestly knowing what i know now i wouldn't have taken one in the early days. Definitely try bolusing after, that worked well for us, and if you can, involving her choosing her food - what 'counts' and what doesn't. It helped my son focus on eating the food that we bolus for, and if he ignored the carb free stuff then so be it.
What i'm saying is that the pump is great but i wouldn't be in a rush to get one, and honestly knowing what i know now i wouldn't have taken one in the early days. Definitely try bolusing after, that worked well for us, and if you can, involving her choosing her food - what 'counts' and what doesn't. It helped my son focus on eating the food that we bolus for, and if he ignored the carb free stuff then so be it.
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Amberzak
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As others have said the pump is more work. But I do adore it. I have far more control.
I always inject after eating. I am also autistic so very fussy with my food, and I never know how much I want to eat or if I'll finish it.
This is an issue I've been battling with since the beginning and it's never really been resolved. I want to try the new insulin mentioned in this thread.
What the pump does do for me is sort out my background insulin. Because the amount I need is so variable throughout the day, I do have much better control (most of the time).
I always inject after eating. I am also autistic so very fussy with my food, and I never know how much I want to eat or if I'll finish it.
This is an issue I've been battling with since the beginning and it's never really been resolved. I want to try the new insulin mentioned in this thread.
What the pump does do for me is sort out my background insulin. Because the amount I need is so variable throughout the day, I do have much better control (most of the time).
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