So the hospital gives you advice and you are welcomed to email or call if necessary. There is a diabetes doctor on call for any panics or emergencies.
I already know that my son would urinate more frequently when he was too high but there is a whole host of symptoms that can indicate highs and lows. This can be a tricky balance.
One of my first aid courses I had taken said to always give a diabetic sugar -if he/she is too low they will come around and feel better, if they are too high it won’t matter.
Sometimes High: There are so many things they told me about during our first and early days but I couldn’t remember all of it. Connor got sick – a head cold or something – apparently you become insulin resistant with illnesses and have to give yourself more insulin during this illness.
Sometimes False Highs: My son also found running a great release and exercise Upon letting the hospital know I again found out (I cannot remember if it was covered at the first few sessions – everything was a blur) apparently for a sport like running you don’t need as much insulin when exercising. Having said that – a runner can get a ‘false high’ right after a run. He/She should always carry juice or candies to make sure that they will show up at the finish line.
The lowest: So the lowest low we had ever experience together and again I had told him it was our disease, was about 2.8. He was shaky and having a very hard time. I rushed to get him a glass of orange juice while he took his numbers (we needed to know what we were dealing with). It was my very first low (probably his too – LOL). He drank the juice and like plugging in your cell phone the energy came back around 10 minutes or so. He was bouncing around looking to go and continue playing – I needed a nap!
I would follow his lead. If he was ok, I would leave him – if he was high or low…I was by his side until he felt better.