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Newbie Worried Parent

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ElleJay

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Hi
My 17 year old is newly diagnosed with type 1. He was diagnosed very late with DKA and was dangerously ill.
Thankfully he is home and we are trying to get to grips with getting his BS right.
I am really paranoid about hypos at night time as base insulin levels not yet worked out?
He has been going to bed running high 15-18 and dropping didn't to 5-10 in morning. But tonight he's actually cracked it, in range at 6 but now I'm terrified of a bad hypo and he doesn't want me to wake him up to check levels.
Any advice????
 
I went through a spell of alot of night time hypos so it's very important to check the levels before you sleep the worst thing is when you sleep it's not in your control so it can be scary but it's all about gettting the balance right
 
sunny sanghera said:
I went through a spell of alot of night time hypos so it's very important to check the levels before you sleep the worst thing is when you sleep it's not in your control so it can be scary but it's all about gettting the balance right
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Thanks, we Checked levels before bed last night - he was 8 on FreestyleLibre and 6 on finger prick (always seems to be more out the higher it is). I set my alarm for 3am and he was level at 6 on the FreestyleLibre and reading at 5 at 7am. Needless to say I'm very relieved as this seems to indicate his base levels of lantus is ok... fingers crossed!
 
ElleJay said:
Hi
My 17 year old is newly diagnosed with type 1. He was diagnosed very late with DKA and was dangerously ill.
Thankfully he is home and we are trying to get to grips with getting his BS right.
I am really paranoid about hypos at night time as base insulin levels not yet worked out?
He has been going to bed running high 15-18 and dropping didn't to 5-10 in morning. But tonight he's actually cracked it, in range at 6 but now I'm terrified of a bad hypo and he doesn't want me to wake him up to check levels.
Any advice????
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Welcome ElleJay.
I think your son has the right approach - he's going to be living with his type 1 diabetes long afterhe leaves home. He should have a blood test meter and hypo treatment eg sweets within reach when he's in bed, so he doesn't have to get up if he has a hypo. Personally, I keep my kit, plus glasses / contact lenses in a bumbag,which I can hang from bed frame at home or clip round a bunkbed frame when staying in hostels / mountain huts.
Please don't lose sight of dreams. A few years before I was diagnosed aged 30 years, I was a leader on a youth expedition to South Greenland, and one of the young explorers in my fire (group) was a young managed 18, who'd had type 1 diabetes for a couple of years then. He did everything that all members of the fire did, including first ascent of an unclimbed peak. He's now a doctor in the Bahamas, and our lives briefly touched again when we were both Games Makers at London 2102 Olympics. Your son is very welcome to join this forum, or just read without commenting, if he's shy - until he's ready to join in fully.
 
Most people wake up if they hypo in the night, I certainly know to check my levels if I wake up unexpectedly, before I even notice whether I've got other symptoms or not. (Having said that, some people lose their hypo awareness if they've had repeated hypos over a long period of time, but it is sometimes possible to gain it back by running levels a bit higher for a while)
 
Robin said:
Most people wake up if they hypo in the night, I certainly know to check my levels if I wake up unexpectedly, before I even notice whether I've got other symptoms or not. (Having said that, some people lose their hypo awareness if they've had repeated hypos over a long period of time, but it is sometimes possible to gain it back by running levels a bit higher for a while)
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Thanks again for your replies. It's reassuring to know you usually wake If u have a hypo.
It's also lovely to read how much (or rather how little) difference type 1 can make and a person can still achieve their dreams.

I was just starting to relax, went upstairs to remind my son to do the after dinner BS check which came in at 2.2!!!!!!
Treated immediately with coke and hon nob and is ok but scary as although looking pallid, he had no other symptoms!!
And breathe...!
 
Copepod said:
Welcome ElleJay.
I think your son has the right approach - he's going to be living with his type 1 diabetes long afterhe leaves home. He should have a blood test meter and hypo treatment eg sweets within reach when he's in bed, so he doesn't have to get up if he has a hypo. Personally, I keep my kit, plus glasses / contact lenses in a bumbag,which I can hang from bed frame at home or clip round a bunkbed frame when staying in hostels / mountain huts.
Please don't lose sight of dreams. A few years before I was diagnosed aged 30 years, I was a leader on a youth expedition to South Greenland, and one of the young explorers in my fire (group) was a young managed 18, who'd had type 1 diabetes for a couple of years then. He did everything that all members of the fire did, including first ascent of an unclimbed peak. He's now a doctor in the Bahamas, and our lives briefly touched again when we were both Games Makers at London 2102 Olympics. Your son is very welcome to join this forum, or just read without commenting, if he's shy - until he's ready to join in fully.
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