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Hi everyone. I am the parent of a newly diagnosed toddler and am struggling with the Type 1 diagnosis. It's so hard to inject your own child when they are struggling and screaming. It makes me feel so bad for doing it although I know there is no other choice. Looking forward to meeting you all.
 
Hi there mrs so sorry to hear of your diagosis of your child, theres a wealth of knowledge amongst the parents on here as well as the rest of us x
 
Hi Mrs Pinkcat, welcome to the forum 🙂 Very sorry to hear about your little one's diagnosis. There is a lot of help and support that may help you. Have a look in our Useful links thread for some good sources of help an information. You can get a special support and information pack from JDRF, and the website Children with Diabetes has lots of information that should help you feel you do not have to cope with things on your own.

I would highly recommend getting a copy of
Type 1 Diabetes in Children Adolescents by Ragnar Hanas which will explain all aspects of Type 1 diabetes and is an invaluable reference to this complicated and confusing condition. Also, take a look at Adrienne's post in the parents section, a guide to what you can expect in these early weeks and months.

I hope I haven't overwhelmed you with information there! Take your time to learn all you can, and ask any questions you may have - nothing is considered 'silly' and there is always someone willing to help and try to provide answers. 🙂 What insulin regime is he/she on?
 
Hello, I am sorry to hear about your child's diagnosis. I was in the same boat last year, when my four year old was diagnosed type 1. I don't think I stopped crying for the first few days, but I knew I had to stop when the poor love handed me a tissue from his hospital bed! I know it is hard to inject and test when your darling baby is protesting. You just have to remember that you are helping and not harming. Things will become better. You will come to live with the condition and so will your little one. A year on, I can't say that I am over the 'why him, why us?'. It still feels unfair. But it isn't the end of the world that I thought it was. He is still my gorgeous little fella and his bravery is an inspiration to me every day. This will happen to you too, given time. Good luck!
 
Hi Mrs Pinkcat, welcome to the forum. I cant say any better than the posts above, but a warm hello.🙂
 
Just to to say hi and welcome you to the boards. Sorry to hear about your little one and I'm sure you'll find lots of support and advice here x
 
Hi, welcome to the forum though sorry you have to be here!

It's very hard getting used to doing the injections when they are resistive and upset and don't understand it all. You just have to continue to remind yourself that you are keeping your child well and show them you're confident with it all. Put on a brave face and lots of praise. Hopefully this positivity brushes off on them. I can honestly say it does get easier, and it's vital you get lots of support from wherever you can. It can feel lonely sometimes. Take one day at a time, there is a lot to learn and this forum is fantastic for support and information.

Looking forward to seeing you posting 🙂
 
Hi everyone. Sorry for taking so long to come back. Had to get my head around a few things. Would like to report that Layla has been absolutely fantastic with the injections. No struggling and screaming anymore. In fact she tells me after meals that it's insulin time. She seems to find it a lot easier than I do. I'm so proud of her. I knew she's eventually get used to it but didn't think it would be this quick. She's even looking forward to her first visit to clinic this week. Still struggling with getting the carbs right but I'm sure we will work it out soon. We are on novorapid after meals and lantus at bedtime. Is anyone else on this regime?
 
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Hi everyone. Sorry for taking so long to come back. Had to get my head around a few things. Would like to report that Layla has been absolutely fantastic with the injections. No struggling and screaming anymore. In fact she tells me after meals that it's insulin time. She seems to find it a lot easier than I do. I'm so proud of her. I knew she's eventually get used to it but didn't think it would be this quick. She's even looking forward to her first visit to clinic this week. Still struggling with getting the carbs right but I'm sure we will work it out soon. We are on novorapid after meals and lantus at bedtime. Is anyone else on this regime?
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Oh, I'm so pleased to hear that she's dealing with it so well - what a little star! 🙂 She's on the same regime as me! Don't expect to get things perfect on the carb counting, there are many, many variables but you will learn with experience how to take these into account or learn from your mistakes 🙂
 
Thats great news so pleased to hear she is handling it well xx
 
Hi. Can I just ask you something. For breakfast I give Layla weetabix, toast and a banana but her levels are quite high by lunchtime. Am I correct in thinking that I'm giving her too many carbs?
 
Bananas are high glycemic food. They raise glucose levels really fast and cause them to go high You can eat them if you pick the greenest ones you can find as the sugar is not so high in those ones, not so sure on weetabix etc as dont like it
 
Ok thanks. That's what she was having in hospital so I just assumed it was ok but her blood sugar is around 20 just before lunch so had a feeling it was probably the banana.
 
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Hi. Can I just ask you something. For breakfast I give Layla weetabix, toast and a banana but her levels are quite high by lunchtime. Am I correct in thinking that I'm giving her too many carbs?
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That is quite a lot of carbs altogether, and people are often more insulin resistant in the mornings so it can be harder to deal with. How is she with things like scrambled or poached eggs on toast? Fewer carbs, but the eggs will fill her up more and be kinder to her levels than weetabix. How about yoghurt and berries (blueberries, strawberries, raspberries etc.? Berries are lower GI than bananas 🙂
 
She likes all those things so will try her on something different. This morning I cut out the weetabix and toast and gave her crackers and a banana and she was around 10 at lunch so definately better. It's really hard at the moment to try and keep her levels from going up and down.
 
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She likes all those things so will try her on something different. This morning I cut out the weetabix and toast and gave her crackers and a banana and she was around 10 at lunch so definately better. It's really hard at the moment to try and keep her levels from going up and down.
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Good stuff! When I look back from when I was in hospital they let me eat practically whatever I wanted and my levels were regularly in the upper 20s 😱 At the time I didn't understand that was bad! Things changed as I began to learn and quickly got much better 🙂

p.s. if she likes Belvita biscuits I have found them to be a very good alternative to cereals 🙂
 
aww sound like you and your daughter are doing brilliantly, i am also on lantus and novorapid , some people find weetabix spikes their levels and i find bananas are a no no for me.... how about porridge with blueberries? or even egg and soldiers... just one slice of bread and the egg can be quite filling for a little one without pushing levels up i would think although i am no expert when it comes to diabetes in children, good luck with it all
 
Hiya - crikey! - I'd struggle on that for brekkie! Be waddling round all morning and feeling ruff.

The way to find out about what's OK for you or not, carb wise, is to test before and after the meal you want to 'test'.

DUK say the targets for children are 4 to 8 before a meal and less than 10 by 2 hours after. Please see

http://www.diabetes.org.uk/Guide-to-diabetes/Monitoring/Blood_glucose/Blood_glucose_targets/

Obviously be guided by your DSN on this. It's early days ..... and also be guided by Ragnar Hagnas' book - because frankly it's used by DSNs!

It's supposed to be on my DSN's bookshelf with the adult 'bibles' - John Walsh - 'Using insulin' and 'Pumping Insulin' and Gary Scheiner 'Think Like a Pancreas'. However Ragnar's book explains it all very well indeed and is probably a lot less like a science textbook - even if you are 50 ! - and is usually found somewhere on her desk, with post-it notes sticking out keeping pages! LOL

The only trouble with 2 hours later is a) you might forget and b) some foods spike much quicker - fast acting carbs. So the 'spike' might come somewhere between eating and 2 hours. But just concentrate on 2 hours at the moment, the rest of it is 'nit-picking for later' right now.

And I would concentrate on one meal at a time. Get breakfast right and pre-lunch should be right. Then get lunch right and pre-dinner should be right. Dinner right - and pre-bed should be. If Pre-bed is right - FBG should be right. OK ?
 
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