My name is David and I am a 16 -year -old boy who was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes a week ago.
Although we already have some experience with diabetes, since my wife's brother is diabetic type 1, celiac and has Down syndrome, which further complicates the situation.
Diabetes is very familiar to us, as well as the use of sensors, etc.
However, we never imagine that something like this would happen to one of our children, and it has been.The news impacted us deeply, leaving us quite dismayed during this last week.
I have been reading many pages and I think the forum does exceptional work.
My son began to feel tingling and a lot of thirst a week ago.At that moment, my wife and I did a test with his uncle's glucometer, and his glucose level was 368. I immediately take him to the hospital, and there he has been until today.
Initially, 8 units of prolonged action insulin and 3 of Toujeo for breakfast, lunch and dinner prescribed.Then, three days later, the nurse adjusted the dose, adding 1.5 units for snack.
Today, after his second appointment with the endocrinologist, they increased to 9 units of prolonged action insulin and rapid action 5, since their glucose levels were kept closer to 200 than 100.
We will see how we are doing.
In addition, today they have given us an appointment for next month for the placement of the sensor and we have been registered in a four -day course.
Greetings,