My Grandad has type 1 diabetes he treats it with a strict routine of eating at the same time every day and injecting at the same time, and testing only if he feels low.
The article I read was a parent in panic, and my only advice could possibly be to try and chill out, which is almost impossible as its your son and you would want to do as much as you can. Which is why I felt empathy to the poster, I could feel his anxiety.
Your grandad was following advice given before the 1980s when typically using only long lasting insulin (which was all that was available) and strict routines were the only way to survive and be healthy with T1D.
You should read that DCCT citation I link in my post, it is a good read, about the impact of following the treatments of nearly 1,500 diabetics and their long term complications.
DCCT lead to a lower HbA1c being the goal as it is the largest predictor of long term issues.
There are many books like “think like a pancreas” and “sugar surfing” which explain and use the same methods I explain in the post. If you are interested.
Also, I would love to meet a person who can write a multi page blog post in a panic. Like “help my car is on fire: a history of car fires”
The post mentions twice a night. Not twice an hour. Your granddad is a much larger organism which means he has more stability and buffering than an infant. He also doesn't grow (which means carb intake and insulin requirements change even with every other variable being the same).
To me it didn't read as panic. Telling someone to chill out is almost never a good idea.
My Grandad has type 1 diabetes he treats it with a strict routine of eating at the same time every day and injecting at the same time, and testing only if he feels low.
The article I read was a parent in panic, and my only advice could possibly be to try and chill out, which is almost impossible as its your son and you would want to do as much as you can. Which is why I felt empathy to the poster, I could feel his anxiety.