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I’m new my son who is three years, was only diagnosed with Type one on Thursday.
Although to say the least it’s a very confusing start!
 
Welcome @Tiredntired Sorry to hear your son has been diagnosed with Type 1. The first few weeks can seem overwhelming. Please know that it does gradually get easier. It’s so much information to take in initially and to have to do that while dealing with the shock of diagnosis is hard. Be kind to yourself and make sure you look after yourself too.

Is your son still in hospital? I hope he’s feeling better now he’s being treated.
 
Ahh thank you for replying quickly! I wasn’t expecting a reply so quick!

No luckily enough we are at home,
It was only because he started wetted the bed at night and then he went for a fasting blood test it dropped to 2.4, and then done it again.. this time 2.7.
Luckily they done a Ha1bc and it came at 70/72.
So we did get it before anything serious has happened.
He’s on insulin at 0.5 for three meals a day and snacks of rich tea or digestive biscuits. (Something along those lines anyways)
As his sugars drops obviously in the morning
But he comes as a high most of the day. Which is what we are aiming for I believe

I’m just mixed emotions
 
It depends what you mean by “high”. Usually, they bring the blood sugars down into a normal range slowly, so early on he might be higher than someone without diabetes, but that will gradually be brought down into a more normal range, by adjusting his insulins.

Is he only on mealtime/fast insulin? Or does he have a basal/background/slow insulin too? Do you know their names? There are lots of different insulins. And does he have a Libre or Dexcom yet (fixed to his arm or tummy to read his blood sugar without fingerpricking)?

There’s an awful lot to learn early on and a lot to remember. If you like something to refer to, there are a few good books.Here’s a great book, often recommended here:

Type 1 Diabetes in Children Adolescents and Young People by Ragnar Hanas

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Ahh yes! He’s on fast acting hamalog?
And he’s on libre 2 with the normal prick testing. No I’m glad you’ve said that now it’s putting my mind at rest. And he’s just on meal times x3 no insulin for snacks.

I’m glad you’ve said this as I’m just worried and doubting myself. Like is this right can this be right? Can tests be wrong? As he has a minor cold at the moment.
 
Yes, Humalog - that’s right 🙂 That’s a fast-acting meal-time insulin. It’s great he’s got the Libre 2. Apart from allowing you to avoid lots of fingerpricking, it’s really useful to see patterns overnight and during the day too. Of course, the alarms are also very good - especially the Low alarm.

Don’t be afraid to ask lots of questions. His team will be expecting questions as they occur to you. Keep in close contact with them in the early days. They can give practical advice but are also a support and reassurance.
 
Thank you! I appreciate this, I’m not going to lie.
I think I must of asked the same questions over.
I need to start doing a schedule.
Do you have the libre is it linked to your phone? Or do you have another looking type of phone (I was given one by the hospital)
 
I have a Dexcom, which is similar, but doesn’t need scanning.The Dexcom can be read on a phone but my phone is too old so I use a receiver. When I used Libre 2 I used the Libre scanner not my phone.

Yes, writing things down is a good idea. It’s so easy to start wondering if you misremembered something. A schedule can help pin down all the information a bit.
 
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