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Problems with 9 yr old daughters T1

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Hi , thank you for your response The honeymoon period had been mentioned the way it has been said was that her pancreas had stopped making insulin altogether, hence the long period of high sugars. If her pancreas is letting out random spurts of insulin that would certainly explain the rapid drops and low readings of her blood sugars. One minute she can be high the next minute she can drop low. We also had a period where she couldn't maintain a blood sugar overnight which caused her to seize or have unconscious episodes first thing in the morning . It infuriates me that they outright accused my daughter of self administration because they can't find a cause, I know she hasn't been, she has always been very closely monitored and medication checked because of her age. School monitor at all times, her dance school monitor her closely and to be honest she is never left alone. Now everytime she drops low they think she's doing it to her self. I keep her pen out of reach and I have taken over all of her medication administration which had taken away all her independence she has spent a year trying to achieve, just to avert suspicion.
Send her BRAVO from us. I'm truly focused for her health.
 
My daughter was diagnosed as type 1 Feb '16. In January we started running high and did for 36 days straight. I had her admitted to stabilise beginning of last month and started carb counting and have been running low. With in a week of discharge she started having unconscious episodes one of which was over night and resulted in quite a significant seizure, since then we have been in and out of hospital with hypoglycaemic episodes where she goes unconscious and ive had to call an ambulance , we've no idea why. She is incredibly active which has quite an effect on her blood sugars. She has had lots of tests which have all come back normal. Her doses have been cut right down and we have been running a little higher. Her doctor pilulled me to one side on Friday and actually accused her of self administration of extra insulin because they can't find a cause she is 9 and is hardly ever alone and rarely at home . I can honestly say hand on heart she hasn't. We go to clinic today get home and she has dropped from 16 to 3.3 and we have no explanation as to why. There must be someone out there that has had a similar problem before. I'm desperate for answers. The only one I've had is that's she is doing it to her self . Please help x
T1 & T2 are so different. Kids ! Really good luck from a T1 since being 3 🙂
 
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