Contents -- Preface -- Foreword by Dr Peter Swift -- Foreword by Dr Stuart Brink -- Acknowledgements -- 1

Practical instructions -- Timing and hypoglycaemia -- Helping someone with diabetes who is not feeling well -- Glucose -- Fructose -- Sweets and hypoglycaemia -- After hypoglycaemia -- Learning to recognize the symptoms of hypoglycaemia -- 10

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Insulin depot with a pump -- Ketoacidosis -- Disconnecting the pump -- Taking a bath or shower -- Pump alarm -- Occlusion or blockage alarm -- Leakage of insulin -- Air in the tubing -- Sick days and fever -- Pump removal doses -- Admission to hospital -- Physical exercise -- Using the pump at night only -- Is the pump a nuisance? -- Does using a pump cause weight gain? -- Having a lie in -- Travel tips -- Toddlers using pumps -- Pregnancy -- Rapid-acting insulin in the pump -- Which type of treatment do the health professionals prefer? -- 17

Taking a break from eating sweets -- Potato crisps -- Chewing gum -- 22

When does a young person become an adult?.