Hi,
Amy (9) is in swimming club and training sessions are either 1 or 1.5 hours long. Swimming brings her blood sugar down load. If it is over 17mmol (sorry im in UK and dont know your US measurement units) I give her sugar free juice or water, and get her to check sugar level half way, if it is under 17 she sips the isotonic drink during training.
Problem is -
Coach kicked everyones drink bottles off the poolside the last training session because the kids were messing with drinks and not listening to him, I went up and told him Amy needed her drink because she is diabetic and blah blah blah - he said she didnt and it was only a recent thing that people drink in training and he would keep an eye on her, and his son is diabetic.
Well, surely everyone is different in how their body reacts etc - but i dont want to alienate the coach and go on about this to him - should i give her 500ml (or 250ml - or..?)of isotonic drink pre and post training if sugar level warrants it?
Any suggestions on how much and when to give gratefully received!