Insulin pumps require a site change and changes of insulin vials every 2 or 3 days depending on the material of tubing or the Omnipod but I’m not sure how often a change for that is needed
Cheers for all the info. Really handy. I think I’d stick with the pens but it’s up to her. Did it take you long to get used to your jabs? Is it intrusive at school?
I do my injections in the medical room as some people in my classes are a bit judgemental and incase anyone is needle phobic and sees the needle although it’s 4mm
I take it P.E (or whatever it’s called now!) is still okay? Probably daft questions I know, also do you just eat whatever you want and adjust your insulin to suit or do you try and eat healthier?
You do seem to be very uncertain about how to go about things which is quite understandable at this early stage but it might be useful for you to have more discussion with your diabetes support team who should be able to answer the more specific questions you have about your daughter's care.
Definitely will be doing that cheers. Only a couple of weeks in and I’d like to think we are doing well. More thanks to the missus than me, hence me trying to seat up now
That’s great I’ll get as many books as I can. Really helpful to know there are lots of people out there to talk to. It’s a lot to take in!
PE is okay and because I have the Libre 2 depending on what that tells me my number is if I am in the 4s or 5s I have a few sweets to try and avoid a hypo. If I feel hypo in a lesson I tell the teacher and then I go to medical and another person from the class walks to medical with me
Is a hypo a regular thing? People seem to talk about them like they are no big deal, but I’d panic like mad if she was having one now.
There are possibly 42 things that can affect BG. Hypos shouldn’t be seen as “no big deal”. The saying is “4 is the floor” meaning below 4 is hypo and in the 3s are normally fixed with just one lot of glucose (persistent hypos are the worst)I get a bit scared if I drop below 3 . But hypos are common. Hypos shouldn’t be seen as “no big deal” but at the same time you don’t want to starting panicking at 3.9
We had a 3.5 the other day and I nearly chucked the jelly babies across the room
Was it your daughters first hypo? I’m glad I don’t chuck my hypo treatment across the room as it’s small cans of coke I would probably knock someone out 🙂
Yeah it was Christmas Day and we got a bit carried away with presents and all that. Checked her with the finger pricker and meter and I just heard the missus shout “get the jelly babies QUICK” think I hulked the box in half but glad to know 3s are fairly quick to resolve. 15 minutes later she was 5.2
That’s good that her numbers came up quickly. Just make sure you don’t over do it on the jelly babies because her numbers may sky rocket if she has too many
It might be a good idea to get some small bags or pots so you can portion out the jelly babies specifically for hypo treatment or what ever you are going to use so they are not regarded as 'free for all' sweets and find somebody else has eaten then when they are needed.
Good call. The boss has just done that. One other daft question…… for now! If you can just adjust your insulin dose to suit the food, why, on the food thread, do people have such naff meals???
There is another type of diabetes - T2 which is managed by diet where they have to limit the amount of carbs they eat. Type 2 is different because the body creates a resistance to its own insulin and can be put into remission in a majority of cases. Type 2 can be caused by genetics and has stronger genetics links than Type 1 (sorry if I offended anyone I tried my best with my explanation)
The meals people with Type 2 who are dietary managed are only limited by their own imagination.
