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Sick-Day Rules
Illness raises blood sugar even when nobody is eating. The rules change — here is the shape of the plan.
Never skip insulin
This is the one that catches families out. Insulin needs usually go up during illness, even with no appetite.Check more often
Blood sugar and ketones both, at the interval your care team specified for sick days.Keep fluids going
Small sips, often. Sugar-free if the number is high, carb-containing if it is low or they cannot eat.Know when to call
Your team gave you a threshold for calling. Write it on the sheet in the supply cabinet before you need it.
The sick-day box
This is educational information from one T1D family, not medical advice. Your care team sets your doses, thresholds and timings — follow their plan over anything here.