MelanieND

MelanieND

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  1. I agree. I would like to know the age of the person in the original post. Lantus is a long term, 24 hour insulin. It starts working in one hour and does not peak. I also agree with classy dame,...
  2. Was I wrong to hold Insulin?

    As a Diabetes Educator, you were right to hold the six units. Be proud of your self for using your nursing judgment. It is true that you must follow policy, but you have a brain too. The only thing...
  3. HI, my son was six when he was dignoised. He is 10 now...As to food, this is the time that you need to look at it as playtime, or a science experiment. Have a base line BS number, eat one new food,...
  4. As a parent of a child with Type One Diabetes and a nursing student, boy could I really get on a soap box with this one. Our son was six when he was diagnosed. His first grade teacher pointed out...
  5. As a nursing student and a mother of a child with Type One Diabetes, the hospital is the scarist place for ANY paient with diabetes. Personally, we have been told, by our endoncro, to take all...
  6. Dear Newly Diagnosed: There is really no age limit with Type One. Where we live, we have had a four year old diagnosed with Type 2.....Elizbeth Perkins, actress from Weeds on HBO was 40 when she was...
  7. Welcome! I am a mother and a nursing student, starting this Fall, and my son has had type 1 for almost three years. He is the reason that I got into nursing. If I could offer one peice of advice,...