Comments on: advice please

By: Jules Xiomara

Jules Xiomara — Sat, 22 Mar 2003 06:33:26 +0000

Good advice Bobby. I have taught my grandchildren
everything about testing, insulin injections, etc. and
showed them how to do it; and let them watch me do it
whenever possible (they are only 4 and 5 years old; but
they pick up very fast at that age). Since I am
diabetic and my son is hypoglycemic (opposite of diabetic;
but same diets and rules); there is a very large
chance that someday they will get it to (please God, let
them come up with a cure for that before then). I want
them to be fully aware and see that it doesn’t hurt
Grandma to do it, so they will be prepared and not afraid
if they ever do get it. probably just a normal kid going through a phase. I know
when Andrew was four (he’s the 5 yr old), I thought he
was hyper and then one day he just “settled down”.

Try not to worry too much; your nervousness will show
through and he will pick up on
it.

By: Neva Marjory

Neva Marjory — Sun, 16 Mar 2003 12:41:56 +0000

Hi Stac, done a great job in keeping his sugars under control.
I’m not sure if him being a diabetic has anything to
do with him being hyper. Has he been getting a lot
of low blood sugars? your doctor about your son being so hyper, it’s
probably nothing, but it’s best to find out if diabetes
may have something to do with it. Love.

By: Neva Marjory

Neva Marjory — Thu, 13 Mar 2003 07:55:22 +0000

Hi Stac, get a 4-year old to cooperate with eating habits that
you set, but as long as he doesn’t have access to any
sweets when you aren’t around, that will avoid him
having to eat a lot of it when you’re not around to see
what he does. As for healthy foods, what kinds of food
does he like to eat? Maybe something can be worked out
where he can be rewarded with sweets and things he
likes to eat if he’s willing to comply with excercise
regimens you set for him or bouts of normal
activity. young I would also have to say this is normal, and
that’s wonderful that his HGA1C’s are so great - 7.0 is
actually very, very good! And he tests his own sugars,
too, that’s great, also!
to have his thyroid levels measured? I know that
sometimes the thyroid plays a huge part in diabetics when
it comes to hormonal releases, and that does effect
energy levels and tardiness, too, but not always
necesarily. But if he’s very active, for the most part let
him be, he’s very small and has tons of energy to
expel, and excercise is one of the best ways to keep
blood sugars under normal control. STill it’s good to
have his thyroid checked out now and then, too, in
case there’s ever any sudden drastic change in his
behavior or energy levels. bit!