Night Testing is a controversial and often emotive subject amongst parents of Children with Type 1 Diabetes. Unfortunately Diabetes doesn’t go to sleep or disappear overnight. Some parents are afraid that their child will experience a Hypo overnight so they routinely night test as many children are not aware of their Hypos overnight and will not wake automatically to treat them. Equally parents are concerned about rising blood glucose levels overnight and will night test so they can make necessary insulin corrections in a bid to maximize blood glucose control. It is parent choice.
Below you will find more information about Night Testing and it’s impact on blood glucose control and the general well being of parents. As it is undoubtedly exhausting and is unsustainable for so many.
Does Night Testing Improve HBA1C? Following a Hypoglycemia Event at Addenbrookes, I was on a mission to find out if exhausting night testing is really worth it and does it improve HBA1C results? Night testing is an emotive subject to parents of children with Type 1 Diabetes. This post is not intended to be judgmental
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We all know that hormones play havoc to overnight blood glucose levels in Teens with Type 1 Diabetes. We’ve just come through a particularly tough week, trying to work out what changes are needed to get better numbers overnight. We use the freestyle libre so we can see what blood glucose levels are actually doing between
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