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  1. Charles Robin

    Have I got a name?

    No problem, it was passed to me on a thread on this site, I like to repay that debt whenever I can
  2. Charles Robin

    Have I got a name?

    My life was completely changed by this video, advocating a low carbohydrate diet. Tiny carbohydrate=tiny insulin requirements. My wife used to have to bring me out of hypos at least once a week. Often with the help of paramedics. I switched to low carb beginning of 2014, and have not lost...
  3. Charles Robin

    Type 1 Cholesterol meds for retinopathy?

    Thanks Dark horse and noblehead, that's super helpful! My BP was 117/70 so I'm fine in that department, but thanks for the mention.
  4. Charles Robin

    Type 1 Cholesterol meds for retinopathy?

    I had my Type 1 diabetic clinic the other day, and my specialist mentioned something interesting. She said that some medication for cholesterol has been shown to have beneficial results relating to retinopathy. This is of interest to me, because my last retinal scan showed signs of maculopathy...
  5. Charles Robin

    Bruges

    I'm completely off chips but thanks for the info, might interest my non diabetic wife. Unfortunately won't get much time for sightseeing as I'll be there for work.
  6. Charles Robin

    Bruges

    That's really helpful, thanks!
  7. Charles Robin

    Bruges

    Hey all, I have to go to Bruges for a weekend in November for work reasons. On a scale of 1-10, how easy is it to low carb there? Thanks :)
  8. Charles Robin

    Diabetes manners

    When I'm out in the street and I see two people kissing, I hate to see it. However, that's not their problem, it's mine. I have neck muscles and I can choose not to look. Similarly, you're doing nothing wrong by injecting in public. If someone doesn't like it, there are other places to look...
  9. Charles Robin

    Hypo hallucinations

    I was once convinced that we were in the middle of a nuclear war, and that my mother was not interested in getting me to the bomb shelter. On another occasion, I believed that my wife was a ghost, and that she was intending serious harm upon me. Needless to say, that made it extremely difficult...
  10. Charles Robin

    was I wrong

    I think it's always worth providing access to good information and then letting people make their own minds up. If you see the person again, you could say something like this: 'Type 2 diabetes does not have to be degenerative. It takes work but some type 2s maintain normal blood sugars and even...
  11. Charles Robin

    Type 1, relatively newly diagnosed

    Hi Micky, welcome to the forum. You're probably still adjusting to making changes at the moment. The best advice I can give you is to educate yourself. The amazingly controlled diabetic sees their healthcare team as just one warhead in their arsenal. Go to YouTube and search for Dr Troy...
  12. Charles Robin

    LCHF diet for type 1's and cholesterol

    Dr Richard Bernstein is THE authority on this. The man deserves a Nobel prize for his findings on diabetes. He treats his own type 1 diabetes with a low carbohydrate diet. He started doing this in his late 30s, when he was going blind and had advanced kidney disease. He not only stopped his...
  13. Charles Robin

    Unexplained high sugars

    Seeing as you've already changed pens etc these have probably been eliminated but here goes: are you loading the right type of insulin? I had really random swings a few years ago, before realising I was putting short acting insulin into my long acting pen. Next, how old is the insulin? If it's...
  14. Charles Robin

    Support needed

    Hi S.sollis, I would advise you to treat your healthcare team as just one string to your bow. Remember, our taxes pay their salaries, they work for us. I think that a lot of diabetes doctors and nurses (not all though) treat their patients as misbehaving children. Therefore, when someone like...
  15. Charles Robin

    A vicious cycle:

    Hi Chelsea, welcome to the forum. Like you and many others, I grossly mismanaged my diabetes as a teenager. I have only got to grips with it in the last 2 years. The good news is, you can get your control back if you know where to find the right information. Feel free to have a look at my blog...
  16. Charles Robin

    Risk of hypo vs risk of hypers

    Hi Catapillar, you've run into the problem of the diabetic roller coaster. It gets more unpredictable the more carbohydrate you have in your diet. Like me, you worry mostly about the highs. Your health team probably lecture you about the lows. There is a way out though! I've been eating low...
  17. Charles Robin

    Carbohydrate Advice

    I was diagnosed at 3. I didn't educate myself properly until I was 26. So you are almost 2 decades ahead of me in trying to get to grips with things.
  18. Charles Robin

    Carbohydrate Advice

    Hi Lynz, a low carbohydrate diet will keep blood sugars a lot more stable than high carbohydrate. I try and stick as closely as I can to Dr Richard Bernstein's methods. He bases his advice on his own journey with type 1 diabetes. As he was diagnosed in childhood and is now in his 80s, having...
  19. Charles Robin

    STEVIA

    I use it every single day, in baking and in my coffee. I get mine from Holland and Barrett but my parents had managed to grow a plant last time I visited, and the taste was the same :)
  20. Charles Robin

    Am I the only one?

    Hi Sam, I see a lot of parallels here. I'm also 28, type 1, and destroyed my diabetes control in my teenage years. I've posted my story on my blog on this site, where I went wrong, and how I've got back on the right track. Feel free to have a look, and good luck with your control.