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This Week's Question - January 19, 2012

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December 31, 2011 - Amy Asks

I have a 13 year old son that was diagnosed at age 9. He has been wearing a pump for 3 years and does a really good job of taking care of things on his own. He does not like to wear the pump when he is playing sports and he seems to have highs after practice and games. Is it possible to use lantis and wear a pump? Maybe just put his basal at a really low amount?

December 9, 2011 - Claire Asks

My son is now 19 and was diagnosed fours years ago. For the first 18 months he managed the blood testing and administraion of his medication very well. For the last few years he has really found managing his diabetes very difficult culminationg in a crisis in the last month. Fortunately he seems to have turned a corner and is very motivated at the moment to lower his blood average from the mid 20's upwards mmol/L it has been. However as a result he is now having far more hypos which is the main reason he cites for actively keeping his mmol/l high. This afternoon he has a reading of 1.6mmol/L so then had to take a significant amount of sugar to raise this. My question is what should he now do for the sugar he has eating to a.) prevent his bloods from rising and b.) to as far as possible prevent another hypo? Grrrrr sometimes I feel I know nothing at all about this which leaves me feeling inadequately placed to support my son so my heart felt thanks in advance for any guidance in this.

November 28, 2011 - Jennifer Asks

Having the worst trouble with my sons #s starting this past summer... We've been pumping for over 4 years... He's up he's down, he is all over.... He is turning 11 Oct 10... we pump with medtronic mini med. I can't come up with much of a pattern but I'm noticing his #'s are just higher in general and he is higher in the morning. I recently changed his 3:30 am basil up from .55 to .65 and sensitivity to 90 from 100... and insulin on board from 4 hours to 3... he has gone as high as almost 600 a few weeks ago... to as low as 44 today!! Ok any suggestions would be greatly appriciated.. ps .... Camren missed over 30 days of school last year not counting latenesses or picked up early... this year he has missed 3 half days and 2 full days already for being high sick or pump malfunctioning.

November 12, 2011 - Kristie Asks

My daughter is in her honeymoon period and her bgs remain near normal. She has not had any low blood sugars under 60. What will happen to her levels once the honeymoon is over? Will she experience more lows?

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