hi im a mum in Australia and am have a 10 yr old boy newly diagnosed 3 weeks ago still trying to source web sites for food ideas, android / iTunes apps, online log system etc Australia seems quiet far behind with type 1 so any help is appreciated.
Hello
It is a big learning process. Our son was diagnosed 2 years ago at 12. One thing at this age he was able to do all his own injections and testing. As he was in serious condition when diagnosed I am that hovering parent who keeps making suggestions but he is very strong willed and choose his own food and testing schedule. The first 4 months after he was diagnosed I went to school every lunch hour to see him eat and test. This site is super for support and ideas. Our son does NOT want a pump so he is on 4 injections a day. I am not app saving to know where to guide you there. But I have heard there are many. Good luck and breath deep. It is a doable journey but I know at first I had many tears and sleepless nights. Hugs to you from Canada!!!
http://www.carbsandcals.com/
I have this on my iphone and weigh food to match.
myfitnesspal.com also has an app that accumulates lots of nutritional data from brand names and people.
good luck!
Hi there! Sorry to hear about your sons recent diagnosis. It does get easier. I too have a son who just turned 11. He has had diabetes since he was 3.
We lived in Australia for 6 years and are currently back in Africa. There is a phenomenal network of support groups / parents and available resources in Australia. The good news is , as far as I have seen and experienced living with diabetes is the easiest and best supported in Australia.
For Food ideas you want to follow a healthy diet ( we all should be eating like that): veg and fruits, protein and some carbs and fats. It would be best if a dietician would guide you through it, but there are no forbidden foods for a child with diabetes. There are foods that raise the BG fast( high GI) and those that raise BG slowly (low GI). There are "free foods" too, like proteins.
The art of managing diabetes is to balance the food with the insulin maintaining BG in a range. For that it is essential to kern how particular food affects your child's BG so your doctor and you together can figure out what doses of insulin work for him. It is a process and there is fair amount to lear , just take it a step at the time.
There are apps to help you determine / count the carbs in different foods (carbs are the ones raising BG) so please check out: Leni the lion; Carbs and calls, for starters.
There are excellent FB groups too, some of them focusing on food / recopies that other families have tried and tested. If you wish more detailed info this is my email gocabrice@gmail.com
There is a lot of good advice in these replies so far, and more is bound to come as others post. There are also some very good books out there that can help you make sense of this confusing picture and bring it into sharp focus. Two of the very best are listed below, and there are others as well.
Richard K. Bernstein, Dr. Bernstein's Diabetes Solution, 4th. ed. (New York: Little, Brown and Company, 2011)
Gary Scheiner, Think Like A Pancreas (Boston: Da Capo Press, 2011)
There is a lot to understand about what diabetes is, and how to control it. It can seem overwhelming at first, but please know that that will pass. Don't try to grasp everything at once; that way lies frustration. After all, this is going to be with you for a long time. Learn one or two new things at a time. You'll be surprised how soon the confusion fades and the picture starts to become clear.
This community is an endless source of shared experience, and a place to communicate with others who get it. It's a community of people who care about one another. You've come to the right place.
Does anyonw know if there is a kid friendly bgl monitor I see heaps in development but nothing available so it seems apart from the ds one that would be in tech time dated.
I appreciate everyones help and if there are any perth type one kids out there please contact me
we use the accucheck mobile monitor that has the lancet device connected to the monitor and it holds a 50 test cassette so you just open the end and a "strip" feeds along so you just touch the drop of blood to that. No fumbling for strips which is nice. Not sure if it's available there. My mum's from Perth ;) unhelpful I know. Do you have a diabetic team? Nurses and such? Or talk to pharmacists, in BC, Canada they've been super helpful for me figuring out monitors. Also phoning companies themselves too. I phoned and once they found out my son was type 1 they sent me meters for free with trial strips. https://www.accu-chek.ca/ca/products/metersystems/mobilemeter.html
Jo