My daughter's insulin regime is NPH and extra Humalog at breakfast and dinner. I am finding that the NPH is unpredictable. She drops to 40 to 50 mg/dl [2.2 to 2.8 mmol/L] at the weirdest times, even though we follow the carbohydrate, snack and timing regimen. She has been on insulin for about a month. I would like to switch to Lantus because I have read that it has a more steady release and less of a peak. I am concerned about these low sugars. She is symptomatic, dizzy and lightheaded. I think it's due to the NPH peaking and, if she doesn't have a good lunch at school, she's low. My goal is to get her on a pump as soon as possible because I do think the pump provides better control and flexibility. We still need to work on carbohydrate counting and diet education before we can feel comfortable, but, in the mean time, do you see Lantus as a better choice of insulin? I do think the honeymoon is contributing to the lows, but would like to feel that she can get through the day without dropping to such low levels.

Justin Delgado is husband to Kacie Doyle-Delgado, diagnosed at age 11. After more than a decade together, he considers himself to be an expert carb counter and Dexcom inserter. He graduated with his Master of Science in Finance from the University of Utah in 2013 and has been working in commercial banking since then. He attended his first Friends for Life conference in 2015 and is looking forward to volunteering with the teens.

Kacie Doyle-Delgado, MSN, APRN, NP-C, was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at age 11 and attended her first Friends for Life conference in 2002. Since then, she has attended several FFL and regional conferences. She earned her BSN and her MSN as a Family Nurse Practitioner at Westminster College in Salt Lake City, UT and she is currently enrolled in a DNP program. She works for Utah Physicians Care Center in a diabetes specialty clinic. Kacie lives in Salt Lake with her husband, Justin Delgado, and their dogs. She is looking forward to volunteering with the teens again.

Marissa Town, BSN, RN, CDE, graduated from the University of Cincinnati with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing and later earned her Certified Diabetes Educator credential. She has had type 1 diabetes since the age of two and has grown up with a passion for helping families living with diabetes. Marissa is currently working as a research nurse at Stanford University. She has always enjoyed working with families with diabetes at Children with Diabetes conferences, camps, and support groups. She and her husband Adam have two young children, Connor and Everly.