Sleepovers?

[Jamie1972]

My dd was invited over at a friends house to spend the night tomorrow. I orignally said yes. The mom and i were going to get together and discuss what emilly can and cannot eat. And what to look for as in low/high blood sugers. I even said i come over at 9 and give her lantus. Well dh said no. That if she had a low bs and something happened then that mom and dad would feel horrible. Plus emilly is not that comfortable injecting her insulin her self. She tests and draws up as long as u tell her how many carbs. But dh is worried shell go low in middle of night. And we wouldnt be able to test at 2am like i have been doing latly. Only reason is cuz her bs has been high before bed so i give correction dose and then recheck to make sure she all good. So do i allow her to go or wait til she is comfortable injecting herself?

[mpace89]

For one night, I'd let her go.  My DS has been to 3 sleepovers since being dx'd, and I can promise you won't get any sleep lol.  We've also discussed which friends he can go to sleepovers with, and which he can't.  Bottom line - some parents are more aware of things than others.  

Usually during a sleepover, they don't go to bed until really late anyway, so I have DS call me (or text) his BG.  Both places he's stayed, the parents have volunteered to get up in the middle of the night to check him if need be and call me - once we actually had to do it.  I usually run him a little higher when he's away from home so we don't have to worry about lows and one night of higher BG's isn't going to be a problem, but I hate to deprive him of typical kid things like this. 

Good Luck!

[Heatherkansas]

I think that you should let her go. It's really important for her to get to do all the things she could do before diagnosis, and it sounds like the other child's parents will be supportive.  My daughter has been on two sleepovers since diagnosis (almost 7 months ago), and I was a basket case for both of them. But she had a blast, and in both cases, she texted me numbers at bedtime, and I worked very carefully with the other mom to make sure that her carb counts were accurate.  Unless she's had a kooky day in the blood sugar department, I think that you should let her go.  

If all else fails, you can always do a "sleep under."  We did one right after her diagnosis .  She went over to her best friend's house, had dinner, changed into jammies, and watched a movie. I picked her up at 10:00 to come home and sleep, and then I took her back over for breakfast at 8:00 the next day.  It was a nice compromise, and she still got to have fun.  

[jesicaRN]

 I say let her if the other family understands and is willing to take on the job.  Have them/her call you with results.  My daughter stays at my sister's house often because my sister gets it...she rocks!  We have done many late night play dates where she comes home late!  I am getting to the point where I would let her go to certain places to spend the night as long as they were willing to take on the task of our overnight checks.  I think it is important to let our kids feel like they can do anything and are not limited...oh but that is so hard for me! :)  People don't fully understand T1D until they actually live it...it is def a different world.