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@graj0 and @LittleGreyCat thanks for the info. I will probably look it up. @noblehead thanks. I know what you mean. It will make no difference to my condition whether or not I know what type I am, I guess it is just something that has always been lurking in the back of my mind and feels like it...

Thanks for the responses guys. Most appreciated. After reading some of the posts on here I feel like a bit of a fraud taking insulin as I see people who have much higher BG and are being refused insulin. @graj0 where did you get your c peptide test done? I have mentioned tests to my gp a couple...

Hi all, I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes back in January 2012 with an hba1c of 91. I was immediately put onto Novo rapid and lantus, taking 8 units of lantus a day and ca 1 unit of Novo rapid per 20 g of carbs. After diagnosis I completely changed my diet, cutting out all snacks, eating...

Dose Adjustment For Normal Eating. Basically carb counting and adjusting your insulin accordingly. The course is aimed purely at people how are taking insulin. There I'd another course specifically for people with type 2, but I forget its clever acronym Sent from the Diabetes Forum App

Your dead on there yorksman. I am a software developer and as a consequence don't do anything active during the day at all other than sit and type. I guess I'll see what happens once my honeymoon period has ended Sent from the Diabetes Forum App

I'm with you Sam, call me picky, buy I happen to like my eyesight too. Sent from the Diabetes Forum App

Thanks for that donnellysdogs. I can see where they are coming from as you don't want anyone dropping unconscious at the wheel whilst having a hypo, but on the other hand it feels like they are punishing good behaviour too. If I am able to keep my HBA1C at a really good level then surely that is...

Hi, I was diagnosed as type 1 at the beginning of the year and put straight onto insulin with no tests done what so ever. My HBa1C at the time came out to be 91. As a consequence I completely changed my diet, no snacks, cut down processed carbs and reduced my carb intake to between 150 - 200...

Yep, I was so bad tempered at the end of last year (just before diagnosis) that my in laws actually wanted to leave the house and go back to New Zealand early. If my BS is too high for too long I go a bit mental. I have always been a bit grumpy anyway, but the diabetes can accentuate it...

That is ridiculous. I have already posted on this. My lowest now has been 2.8 and highest was before I was diagnosed, 19.8. I was diagnosed on that basis alone. Nothing else. Have you had an hba1c done? Sent from my Nexus 4 using DCUK Forum mobile app

Just tried using mine for lunch and it worked fine. Maybe the server is back up again now. Sent from my Nexus 4 using DCUK Forum mobile app

The way you are feeling and acting has got a name. Its called diabetic burnout. Its really tough to keep motivated. I find myself having the odd strop every now and again and have days where I think my honeymoon period is coming to an end. I think to is a bit of a loose loose situation. When you...

Nuts, avocados and cheese are great for getting calories in. My brother is following a paleo diet ATM and makes himself a paleo porridge with coconut milk almonds and cashews. Says it is lovely

Good luck with your hba1c. Hope it is nice and low for you. My hypo awareness seems to be more to do with the drop I am experiencing rather than the actual level I'm at I have felt rotten at 4.6 but felt fine at 3.3. The other day I did feel pretty weird and then found out I was 2.8. If you are...

Just had a look at think like a pancreas (awesome book). It states levemir is 25% less potent than other types of insulin. It also has a great graph of the time period that it is active in the body for and it is only 18-24 hrs. It also takes a few hours to reach its peak and has a few hours to...

Hi Hale, Sounds like you are doing all the right things :clap: . Diabetes is a funny things, what works for one person doesn't necessarily work for another. I also find that my insulin sensitivity etc varies from one day to another without any real correlation with anything. Is it worth...

Ah, just re read your initial post. Would you accept lower carving rather than low? :roll: Sent from the Diabetes Forum App

Hi Hale, I too am in the honeymoon period and managed to achieve an hba1c of 40 the last time I was tested. I have incorporated the following into my lifestyle/diet. I have cut down the amount of carbs I eat. For my height and weight I am supposed to have about 300g of carbs a day (I rarely...

When I was diagnosed this year they just assumed that I was type 1 as was not overweight and it CE on suddenly. I asked my gp about the gad test and he didn't seem to know anything about it. He has since learned about it but said it would be unlikely I would be tested as I was 'probably' type 1...

Hey Your rise over night could be for one of two reasons. 1. You are not on enough background insulin 2. You are suffering from the dawn effect where your liver dumps a load of glucose into your blood stream to get you ready for the day Sorry to sound like a broken record/fanatic but think...