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I'm currently on the omnipod and my BG is quite well controlled. I am having trouble around tea time. I take my insulin around 45/60 mins before eating and recently after the hour there seems to be no change in my BG. Do I need to change my background insulin in the afternoon? Thanks

I'm type one on the omnipod. I know I can do temp basal and stuff like that but even when I was having a banana and sipping the lucozade my BG would drop drastically.

Normally before I go to the gym I eat a banana and take a bottle of sports drink to keep my BG stable. I have now embarked on low carb and I'm a little worried about how to control my BG while exercising Any tips?

Would under grams of carbs per day be classed as low carb? Or does it need to be less?

Thank you appreciate people taking time to reply

Hi I have been type 1 diabetic for almost a year and I'm just now getting my head around it. I was brought up on cereal/toast for breakfast, sandwhich for lunch and pasta/rice/potatoes for dinner. So the idea of low carb is quite daughnting but I realise its the way forward. I'm looking at...