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    Morning highs please help!

    Hi there I'm looking for advice on how to deal with morning highs. This am it was 21!!i regularly find its in the high teens when I wake up. I always try to take my levemir at the same time each day : 10pm and 7 am 8 and 9 units. And I if I'm high before bed I take a correction dose. Please...
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    Levemir & alcohol - is it a problem?

    Hi guys just wondering if anyone out there on Levemir has issues with drinking alcohol? I have recently switched to Levemir from Lantus and so far its been AMAZING!!! after years of struggling along with **** control with ridiculously high sugars I am seeing numbers in target for the first time...
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    Cholesterol shot up statins required??

    Hello there, just wondering if anyone has seen their cholesterol levels shoot up eating a low carb diet? I've been eating tons and tons of eggs (maybe up to 10 or 12 a week), loads of olive oil, mayonnaise, avocados.... could this be linked to high cholestoral levels and is this a danger? I...
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    Ketosis or Ketoacidosis???

    Hello everyone, Can I pick your brains as am freaking out quite a lot!! Just finished a Dafne course which I found generally really good. I think they have isolated the problem of my consistently raising BG throughout the day (probably due to not enough Lantus in the system). I take 16 units at...
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    injecting extra novorapid AM

    Hello, I was wondering if anyone could let me know if I am doing the right thing. When I wake up in the morning lately my sugars have been sky high - high teens and 20s - is it okay to take a extra shot of novorapid before breakfast (usually i take about 7 units) just to bring my sugars down to...
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    Is it okay to vary insulin doses on a daily basis?

    Hello, Since reading this forum I have been changing my diet to cut out refined carbs, of which I was eating a lot of, to bring down my very high blood sugar levels. This seems to be really working for me which is excellent! However eating less carbs means I am also getting a lot of hypos now...
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    Does diet matter for a type 1?

    Hello everyone, I'm a T1 diabetic, diagnosed 3 years ago at the age of 24. After a long honeymoon period now my sugar levels are going mad and nothing I do seems to be able to control it. I've gone from feeling in control to feeling upset, frustarted and tearful as waking up with levels of 20...