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Thread: My poor son

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06-16-2007, 09:14 AM

Cyborg

Senior Member

I am a: Type 1.5

Join Date: Feb 2006

Location: Orlando, FL

Posts: 7,846

It's good to up the insulin intake when necessary to keep the bg down. Keeping well hydrated is also important when the bg is high. Glad he's doing better...

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Originally Posted by Funnygrl

The Precision Xtra meter will let you test for blood ketones.

That is a great little meter in times of possible DKA. Certainly better than the ketostix. I have about a thousand ketone test strips for the Precision Xtra that I'll certainly never use before they expire.