newby:- worried parent

[Lyns]

Hey all, looking forward to picking your brains, as a parent with a newly diagnosed type 1 9 year old,

My daughter had her first hypo tonight, could this be the result of eating pasta for her dinner. I know this may be a stupid question but new to all this.

L

 

[Sally71]

Possibly, some people find pasta a bit of a tricky food to deal with. But to be honest there are many things which can cause hypos and it's not always possible to pin down the exact cause. It could be that her dose needs adjusting, or the timing was wrong, or her basal (long acting) dose needs a tweak, or she was more active today than normal etc etc. How long has she been diagnosed? I guess not long if it's her first hypo. Are you carb counting yet? It might just be that her doses haven’t been fine tuned enough, it takes a little while to get them right.

Welcome to the forum by the way 🙂

 

[SB2015]

Welcome to the forum @Lyns

Pasta can indeed be a pest. I find that it releases the glucose mush more slowly, often because it is accompanied by a fatty sauce. I found that when I was injecting I had to split my Bolus, taking half with the meal and the other half perhaps an hour later.

Having said that hypos can happen for lots of reasons, such as getting the carbs wrong for a meal, being more active than usual, ...

You mention that your daughter is newly diagnosed. How long ago was that?
Are you in touch with her diabetes specialist team. It often takes a bit of time to get the correct doses sorted. It is well worth keeping in touch with them. That is what they are there for.

 

[Lyns]

She has been diagnosed for 10 days now, and It was discovered by accident, so we are finding out feet like all newly diagnosed families.

For the past week we have been doing really well and she appeared to be really stable, however she complains of being hungry what feels like all the time. We are working on the snacks to help her, she is a grazer.

She is also autistic with very particular tastes.

Looks like an exciting journey ahead lol

 

[Sally71]

It's very common for newly diagnosed type 1s to be hungry all the time, because while the diabetes was developing they were literally starving because their bodies couldn’t use the food they were eating. Once they have insulin again and can use their food, the body then wants to build itself up again and hence they want to eat loads to make up what they are missing. It should calm down after a few weeks.

Yes diabetes is real fun and games sometimes and there is loads to learn, and just when you think you’ve worked it all out it hits you with another surprise that appears to make no sense whatsoever! You'll get there though, because you have to. Keep asking questions, nothing is too silly, we’ve all been there. Good luck 🙂

 

[stephknits]

Hi and welcome to the forum from a new type 1 parent - daughter diagnosed on Friday. I myself have had type 1 for seven years so have my knowledge and experience to fall back on. There is so much to take on board but this forum is great for advice and a friendly face.

 

[SB2015]

Good morning @Lyns. I am glad that your daughter’s diabetes was picked up early. As you say there is a lot to take in, but just work step by step. With the schools closed at present it gives her time to get used to things before planning how to manage things at school. It may be useful to contact them at some point and I know that others have arranged a meeting with their form teacher and the Diabetes Specialist Nurse.

It may be that your daughter’s autism could help her to manage her diabetes better, depending on how the autism impacts her. It requires an organised approach to things, and identifying patterns in results can help improve things over time. (When I was teaching I involved my classes in working out insulin doses - I didn’t rely on them!!!)

You might find the book T1 Diabetes in Children, Adolescents and Young Adults by Ragnar Hanas useful. There are clear diagrams and explanations. It is well indexed and regularly updated, so worth getting the latest edition. I still dip into it now and then even after 12 years.

 

[Thebearcametoo]

Hi and welcome. Well done for dealing with the first hypo. It’s scary to begin with but you will soon take it all in your stride.
She likely lost weight before diagnosis and needing to make that up now is common. We found we do bigger meals now partly to cut down on snacking in between.

 

[everydayupsanddowns]

Hey all, looking forward to picking your brains, as a parent with a newly diagnosed type 1 9 year old,

My daughter had her first hypo tonight, could this be the result of eating pasta for her dinner. I know this may be a stupid question but new to all this.

L

Sorry to hear about your daughter @Lyns

You are doing brilliantly... there is so much for you both to get your heads around, and while might be a few bumps in the road, you will get through them together and with the support of folks here.

Lots of newly diagnosed T1s on the forum get a lot out of Ragnar Hanas’s book

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