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  1. SamJermy87

    Energy "pick me ups"

    Hey all! Me at pre-diabetes (Type 1), I had a sweet tooth. From early childhood through to 29 years old I ate and drank sugar like no other. Yet somehow I am still a decent average build (slight dad-bod on the tummy area now though) and generally always been quite healthy (excluding the...
  2. SamJermy87

    Garlic?

    A Type 1 food question. A couple of weeks ago I went through a phase of about 4 days where my insulin/carb ratio was clearly too much. Kept dropping into a hypo after each meal (or trying to, I kept pulling it back up with sweets and flapjack). I typically am 1 unit per 20g of carbs, but these...
  3. SamJermy87

    My Experience

    30th of November 2016 — I have never been good with dates but this is a date that will forever be etched in my mind. The day my whole life was rocked by the words “you have Type 1 diabetes”. From about early October I had minor symptoms of not feeling refreshed, fatigue, blurred vision and a...
  4. SamJermy87

    New registration, but long time skulker

    Hey, New to the forum but been on the forums FB page for a bit now. I'm relatively new to T1D. Some facts about me: - diagnosed November last year - was 29 at the time - been using the Freestyle Libre sensors since February - my insulin is Abasaglar and NoveRapid - my ratio is 1 unit per 20g...
  5. SamJermy87

    LibreView

    Hey, I've been a fairly newly diagnosed type one diabetic in the scale of how type one goes. November last year at the age of 29. From February I've been using the Freestyle Libre sensors as I yoyo pretty hard in the blood sugar department. It's been a condition and life changer! One downside...