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Hello from Heather down in Cornwall...

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Heather1970 said:
I'm in Helston, on the Lizard peninsula.... I love Cornwall! I spent my childhood growing up here, moved away for about 13 years then returned in 2011 with my twins. I'm home now....such a wonderful county to live in and bring up children.
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Sue sends a wave from up nr Bude 🙂
 
Marsbar63 said:
So many people think that a diabetic having a hypo needs insulin
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OMG!!!! That's bad, here, in first aid classes people are taught that the treatment for any diabetic emergency is to get some glucose into the system (as the lay person will not have access to a test meter to determine whether it's Hyper or Hypo).... Then call the paramedics.
 
Hi Heather I was diagnosed at 9 thing were a bit different then though we were still urine testing and using proper syringes it's developed so much since then. By the sounds of it you gave got it all in hand and to carbohydrate counting is the best way to go the one thing I may suggest is you ensure your son has extra carbohydrate when doing pe at school as it took my mum ages to figure out that's why I had a hypo on a thursday lol.xxx good luck hun sounds like you don't need it though
 
Martin Canty said:
OMG!!!! That's bad, here, in first aid classes people are taught that the treatment for any diabetic emergency is to get some glucose into the system (as the lay person will not have access to a test meter to determine whether it's Hyper or Hypo).... Then call the paramedics.
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The reason I believe they are told that is because a hypo can do so much more damage then if they send your bg up a few units when it's high as unfortunately your brain becomes starved of oxygen if left going into a hypo whereas keto acidosis can be treated after the bs is taken. That is how I was taught during first aid training at the hospital I work at hun.xxx
 
Zoe1975 said:
because a hypo can do so much more damage then if they send your bg up a few units
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That is exactly the rationale that we use in the states, 15mg is not going to make much impact on a Hyper or DKA but it will save the life in case of a Hypo.... Unfortunately testing is outside of my scope of practice so if (when I'm working with County Fire) I heed to test someone it needs to be under the direction of a paramedic (BTW, I live in the states). However, within my Search & Rescue group, I have given explicit permission for team members to test me if I start acting normal (a definite sign that something is wrong😱)
 
Zoe1975 said:
Hi Heather I was diagnosed at 9 thing were a bit different then though we were still urine testing and using proper syringes it's developed so much since then. By the sounds of it you gave got it all in hand and to carbohydrate counting is the best way to go the one thing I may suggest is you ensure your son has extra carbohydrate when doing pe at school as it took my mum ages to figure out that's why I had a hypo on a thursday lol.xxx good luck hun sounds like you don't need it though
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Hi Zoe, thank you for the advice. Today my son is going swimming with the school and I have given them heads up with making sure my son has enough carbs to keep him going throughout the session. I have to say, his class teacher has been fantastic, he is very approachable and gives me confidence that everything will be fine....
Fingers crossed 🙂
 
Heather1970 said:
Hi Carol,
Thank you for posting on my thread. Its very tough initially isn't it? And tougher when its your own child. I would rather it was happening to me than him. We can't change things but I do try to keep positive for all of our sake..I have a daughter too, my sons twin, who is absolutely fine.
Happy to chat maybe on another page..I will look at the parents section of this site...See you there 🙂
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Hi Heather, my constant thought as well, if i could have this instead of Cameron. We have kept Cameron's sports up, he swims and has just recently signed to a new football team...he was over the moon on Thursday when they read out the team selection ...he has his first game for them on Sunday. Its mad that his twin sister - who has lived the exact same life is not affected.. my twin sisters girl is the same age as cameron (they were born within weeks of each other) and brought up like siblings is thankfully unaffected. We have went with the mindset of this is our life..we are continuing it and insulin will fit in with us. Speak soon Carol x
 
Carol F said:
Hi Heather, my constant thought as well, if i could have this instead of Cameron. We have kept Cameron's sports up, he swims and has just recently signed to a new football team...he was over the moon on Thursday when they read out the team selection ...he has his first game for them on Sunday. Its mad that his twin sister - who has lived the exact same life is not affected.. my twin sisters girl is the same age as cameron (they were born within weeks of each other) and brought up like siblings is thankfully unaffected. We have went with the mindset of this is our life..we are continuing it and insulin will fit in with us. Speak soon Carol x
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Hi Carol, thank you for your reply. My son Hayden has a twin sister who is also unaffected. Its so bizarre isn't it? We definitely have things in common!
I'm so glad your family are treating Diabetes the same as we are.I'm determined not to allow it to rule us. Hayden swam this week with the school, and all went well, he also loves football but isn't at the stage of joining a team yet, he just enjoys a kick about at the moment. He's out in the garden as we speak. Well done Cameron for being picked for his team and good luck for tomorrow! X ps where do you live?
 
Hello Heather and welcome to the Forum. You should get lots of help from here. I have found this Forum extremely knowledgeable and helpful to me.
 
Thanks Heather, we live just outside Glasgow (Duntocher) near Clydebank.
Cameron does his swimming on a saturday. He had two games this morning and done really well an assist in the first game and an assist and a goal in the second.
We're nearly 3mths doing this and its become a way of life. When i think back to that first week, i was filled with dread at what was in front of us. Cameron now has so much energy and is back to doing well at school (the tail end of last year he was a grumpy tired wee boy) now we have better concentration and he seems somewhat happier. That insulin really is magic x
 
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