"Child have less hypo awareness, mine doesn't feel bad until 40s Awareness gets worse the more low BGs you are used to."
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BG from 45-369 in 12 minutes???
Started this discussion. Last reply by MyBustedPancreas Dec 10, 2012. 15 Replies 0 Likes
Hi all,My 4-yr-old's (dx 9 montha ago) bg tested at 45 this afternoon. I treated with a glucose tab (4 g carbs) and 1/5 C orange juice (5 carbs) so 9 carbs total. I rechecked her in 12 minutes and bg…Continue
Fever and ketones
Started this discussion. Last reply by Gerri Nov 29, 2012. 8 Replies 0 Likes
Hi all, my 4 year old is newly diagnosed and has a 101.5 F fever with moderate ketones while she is asleep. BG is 213. What do I do? Tried pushing water if she is dehydrated. Do I wake her up to eat…Continue
Low Carb Birthday Cake?
Started this discussion. Last reply by Shawnmarie Aug 24, 2012. 14 Replies 0 Likes
Hi everybody! My 3-year-old daughter was diagnosed 6 months ago and he r4th birthday is soon approaching. She's been asking me to make her a sugar free cake so she can have a big piece ;) If you know…Continue
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MomofMar replied to MomofMar's discussion 'BG from 45-369 in 12 minutes???'"She didnt really have low symptoms, but then again within the last couple months she's been increasingly hypo unaware. There's a whole other forum! Does the awareness sometimes fade over time like this?"
MomofMar replied to MomofMar's discussion 'BG from 45-369 in 12 minutes???'"Simon, thank you for sharing! My daughters isf is 1:300. It never occurred to me to reverse the number with carbs but that makes total sense. Lots to learn still!"
Simon Carter replied to MomofMar's discussion 'BG from 45-369 in 12 minutes???'"A BG rise with sugar is definitely possible in 12 minutes. A drop of the same size with insulin is unlikely unless magnified by exercise.
Remember that glucose tabs are designed to be very rapidly absorbed (ie very high GI), and orange juice is also…"
MomofMar replied to MomofMar's discussion 'BG from 45-369 in 12 minutes???'"Great info, thx guys :) we have a Bayer contour next link meter btw. I know each body is so different but is there a general bg range wherein the counter-responsive hormones kick in to reverse lows?"
garidan replied to MomofMar's discussion 'BG from 45-369 in 12 minutes???'"My daughter is 4 years old too, but 3 years of diabetes ;-) I have never seen such a fast "jump", I think the 45 was false (perhaps water diluted the sample?).
Otherwise your baby has still very good counter-responsive hormones and took…"
Black Llama replied to MomofMar's discussion 'BG from 45-369 in 12 minutes???'"It's possible. Depending on the insulin on board and the sensitivity to what I am eating. I've had days where I've tested at 50, eaten 5 or 6 skittles and 6oz of juice and re-test 10 minutes later and find I'm at 275 and…"
acidrock23 replied to MomofMar's discussion 'BG from 45-369 in 12 minutes???'"Wow, I've never had a low error reading of that magnitude. What sort of meter is this? Unless it's like a "food on board" situation where she'd eaten something that didn't work quite as planned but it was pushing BG up…"
MomofMar replied to MomofMar's discussion 'BG from 45-369 in 12 minutes???'"Her hands were definitely washed with soap and water prior to the bg checks. Thanks for all your insight!"
christy replied to MomofMar's discussion 'BG from 45-369 in 12 minutes???'"I've never either in close to 30 years had an infection at a lance site, lol and I'm one of those bad people who change the lancet out like um once a year maybe, If I think about it."
christy replied to MomofMar's discussion 'BG from 45-369 in 12 minutes???'"I've had just the opposite effect with alcohol swabs, producing false lows. Was she symptomatic at the time when she tested 45? Its all a learning experience, but my advice would be ditch the alcohol swabs and just use good old fashion soap and…"
Brian (bsc) replied to MomofMar's discussion 'BG from 45-369 in 12 minutes???'"An alcohol swab is a poor way of removing residual sugar. Sugar turns out to not dissolve in alcohol, but it does in water. If there was residual sugar on the fingertips, that could easily corrupt the test result. I have taken to washing my finger…"
sebabella replied to MomofMar's discussion 'BG from 45-369 in 12 minutes???'"I sorry to hear that. My intuition would be that she was not that low to begin with. However, I think you made the right decision because it is better to correct a low and find out that it was not that low then to wait or recheck. I would suggest to…"
MomofMar posted a discussionBG from 45-369 in 12 minutes???
Hi all,My 4-yr-old's (dx 9 montha ago) bg tested at 45 this afternoon. I treated with a glucose tab (4 g carbs) and 1/5 C orange juice (5 carbs) so 9 carbs total. I rechecked her in 12 minutes and bg was 369. Then double checked with an alcohol swab and got 390! Then did a control test and control solution was 131.Can anyone make sense of this? Is that even possible to go from 45-369 in 12 minutes? I'm questioning if she was even that low to begin with but don't know how it would have come up…See More
Gerri replied to MomofMar's discussion 'Fever and ketones'"Glad she's better! Water really aids lowering ketones & to a lesser degree BG. Know it's scary. Just FYI in case you test her for ketones in the morning--most everyone has low ketones in the morning simply from fasting overnight. Low…"
MomofMar replied to MomofMar's discussion 'Fever and ketones'"You are all amazing, thank you so much!! Ketones are neg today :) really appreciate all your wisdom."
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We're so happy that you're finally here!
Welcome home Momofmar! How old is Mar?
February 15th! That's a mere 5 months ago....how's it all going?
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