Ruth Goode
Well-Known Member
- Relationship to Diabetes
- Parent of person with diabetes
Carly's diabetes specialist did tell me there was no need to keep checking her at 3ams. And guess what she was 2.8 this morning, I'm so glad I still do it!
Carly's diabetes specialist did tell me there was no need to keep checking her at 3ams. And guess what she was 2.8 this morning, I'm so glad I still do it!
Otherwise, you have a child who is constant being woken up and being told they're different and just minutes away from death. I don't think this is a good thing. It's also not good for the parent either, if you're having to get up at 3am every single day to test your kid, this is going to have an impact on your mood and sanity too.
Otherwise, you have a child who is constant being woken up and being told they're different and just minutes away from death. I don't think this is a good thing. It's also not good for the parent either, if you're having to get up at 3am every single day to test your kid, this is going to have an impact on your mood and sanity too.
Blimey - it's not that dramatic in our house! We only test when not sure and the day has been iffy, I don't wake her up testing (she sleeps through and if hypo is semi awake to gulp done some gel) nor do I declare to her she is on the verge of slipping into a coma -lol
These posts got me a bit worried! I always test Hannah about 11 pm before bed and only do others at 2 hour intervals after correcting if she is abnormally high or I am worried she may go low. Generally she sleeps through these tests. I have never been advised to do night time tests as a rule. What worries me is your posts re night time hypos. My sister who has been diabetic for about 40 years said that if she went hypo during the night in her sleep, her liver would produce glucose in response and although she may feel lousy the next day and test high first thing, she would basically be ok. Is that not the case???
Hi Amanada,
does your daughter not wake up when hypo during the night? I've been type 1 for 47 years and always wake up for a hypo always have done since a very early age.
As a child I was put to bed at what ever hour (8pm) Mum checked me when she went to bed and not a peep out of me until the following morning unless I was hypo.
Back in those days there were no testing gear anyway so when Mum checked me at her bedtime then it was a visual check only.
Carly is very young and sometimes don't show any signs of hypo so few children have tragically slipped into coma is enough to make me test her regularly. It's my choice and I don't feel its right for specialists to go telling everyone not to test at 3am because Carly do get hypo in the night. I'm sure each of you know your diabetes but I'm responsible for Carly's.