My ten year old grandson, who has type 1 diabetes, was running extremely high today. He has the pump but we had to do two "add b g"s in an hour. He drank lots of water. I know how to deal with it but just wondered if you had a magic answer, just as everyone else.
2007-01-28 17:17:39 · 5 answers · asked by grannywinkie 6 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Diabetes
Is it possible his infusion set is occluded? Or maybe the insulin went bad? If he keeps running high, check ketones, and change everything out.
2007-01-29 02:42:16 · answer #1 · answered by blondy2061h 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
First thing I would have done is check him for ketones. Depending on what those are, I would have followed the scale the doctor said to use. Plus, try to figure out why his sugar was up, illness, stress, ate too many carbs? I have been a diabetic sonce I was 10 too (37 now) and I can remember there just being times when it was up, no reason for it. Course that was before glucose machines and pumps but the doctor always seemed to follow the same regimen and ask the same questions. Good luck.
2007-01-29 01:43:51 · answer #2 · answered by raks302000 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Give a man a fish, and he will not be hungry for a day. Teach him how to fish, and he will not be hungry forever. In the same context, teach him the importance and discipline of self control. Teach him what to do to recover from high or low, what and when to avoid ( food and exercise ).
2007-01-29 09:04:01 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Send him to Camp Joslin this summer.
http://www.campjoslin.org/
That way he will know how to deal with it. They helped me when I was around his age.
2007-01-29 01:44:25 · answer #4 · answered by x 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Pray and have faith that God will fix it. Be patient! He may make you wait, but He WILL fix it!
2007-01-29 01:22:14 · answer #5 · answered by daddyduh 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋