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This webpage will provide you with advice on how to manage type 1 diabetes during "sick days". 

You can read more about how being unwell can affect glucose and ketone levels here

 

 

If you are concerned that you/your child is in Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA), please phone 999 and seek urgent help via your local Emergency Department.

If you are worried that your child is unwell and you are unsure about how to check ketones or how to use this tool please contact us.

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