Hi I am new to this forum. I'm a 31yo T1 and have had it for 13 years I know I'm now newly diagnosed but I feel new to it as I'm reading these posts. When I was first diagnosed I was always told to have carbs with every meal, so I feel like I have been doing it wrong over the years. My readings have always been high and have dkd 4 times on the last 13 years the last time I was 30 mins from dying, my last hba1c was 64 and that was my lowest result. I need help with what I need to be doing. I don't go to the doctors regularly or keep up with most of my appointments due to mental health problems.
The advice to low carb is for people with type 2 diabetes. For people with type 1 you can eat carbs if you want, or not if you don't want. The most important thing is to make sure the carbs you are eating are adequately covered by your insulin doses.
So eating carbs with every meal is not doing it worng.
Always being high does however suggest you don't have a brilliant grasp of how to use your insulin. What insulins are you using? Do you carb count?
You should be having a diabetic review at least annually. You should be having retinopathy screening annually. Do you have friends/family who could take you to your hospital appointments? They aren't challenging reviews, they are just a check ups but if you've had poorly controlled diabetes for a while it is important you get checked so you know if the highs are causing any damage that you need to address.