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Are you on any medication for your diabetes? If so, what medication? Some diabetes medications like gliclazide and insulin can cause low bluud glucose, if you're on such medications you'll need to be very careful when lowering carbs. Otherwise, I just eat less of the carby stuff and more of the...

So the same meal as yesterday indeed, and just as tasty: And again I plated too much. A piece of meat was fed to dogs and cats to ensure everyone got something, leftover veggies were placed on the floor to share. Apparently no one but me likes leeks. :hilarious: The onion and cabbage has...

My referral is for suspected carpal tunnel, and I hope it is, as it's relatively easily treated. To be honest, my money is on some nerve issue in my spine but I hope I'm wrong, we'll see. It doesn't hurt, but it's very annoying to have pins and needles running from thumb to shoulder a couple of...

The problem of course is that most GP's do not know a tenth of what an endocrinologist knows about T1, the many different modern insulins with their different action profiles, different pump and CGM systems. They prescribe what the endo tells them to. I find the UK system baffling in this. In...

For a moment I read that as you had plans to make LC pasta and lasagne for Cooper, reading 'hm' as 'him'. :hilarious: I'm sure Cooper would agree with this plan too. Yesterdays meal was an experiment based on a quick pasta dish my friend made her son the day before yesterday when we were...

Your hba1c is simply a reflection of your average blood glucose (to be more precise, it measures how much glucose has bumped into your red blood cells during their lifespan). I'm assuming you're using a CGM, being T1. If the fasting doesn't cause you highs or lows, it wont affect your hba1c. As...

Hi @Patrick66 , Apart from the food suggestions as above, have you considered different diabetes medications which may allow you a wider scope of food without having your BG go high all the time? According to your profile you're on metformin only, and there are lots of medications that can...

I'm T1 so Ithankfully don't have to pay for my sensors anymore, but I'm the same. It's fascinating data and great to play with because you see an almost instant effect from anything you do. The fascination thankfully hasn't left me in 9 years, I wouldn't be able to deal with diabetes as well as...

How long has he had diabetes? Humulin M3 is a mixed insulin, so both long acting (basal) and short acting (bolus) insulin combined. This insulin usually isn't first choice because it's hard to adjust doses to the food eaten. It can be the best choice because it usually needs only 2 injections a...

An hba1c of 123 means an average blood glucose of around 19. Which is well into the possible realm of DKA or diabetic ketoacidosis, especially if T1, which can develop rather quickly. DKA on a long haul flight sounds like a life threatening nightmare and a possible detour of the plane. I agree...

Today I used the Panda bread flour to make a garlic/cheese/onion bread, which was absolutely amazing eaten warm from the oven with garlic butter! (butter, garlic, salt) I used this recipe for a base: https://t4s.site/panda-pantry-recipes/panda-garlic--cheese-protein-rolls/ But I pressed it flat...

I love Jesse Welles for being one of our currently very much needed protest singers, but combining it with little songs like this. :) And yes, try the celeriac mayo! Easy, cheap, and I always got it for breakfast with my grandmother as a child which is another reason to love it.

First meal of the day was a Panda flour puffet eaten warm, sliced in half, with butter and two different very good cheeses my aunt gifted me as a birthday present. So birthday present on top of birthday present, thanks to @shelley262 for the Panda flour! The puffets tasted very good, even if...

No. All insulins have the side effect of possible lows of course, but this is nothing different from Lantus. You mentioned your mum being anxious about blurry vision. Usually, blurry vision is caused by blood glucose changing quickly. If she experienced temporary blurry vision when starting...

I went from Lantus to Tresiba years ago, and I found the Tresiba much more stable. I started with a slightly lower dose of Tresiba to see what would happen, but within a week I was back to my original Lantus dose. As a bonus, the Tresiba doesn't sting like the Lantus did for me!