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That’s perfectly OK as long as you can balance carb intake to insulin. T1 for 50 yrs and my last A1c 45.

Brilliant to hear ,I join the 50 club next year .

Reminds me somewhat of my diabetes story which started in 1973 .No types were referred to but was put on a low carb diet and no meds .This went on for a year and after losing 3 stone in weight was put on insulin, spending 1 week in hospital to stabilise. Was given a glass syringe and told to...

What does your Endo say about your result .Findings published in the British Medical Journal showed that the risk of complications associated with type 1 diabetes can be kept to a minimum by maintaining an HbA1c below 7% (53 mmol/mol) – although having an HbA1c lower than 6.5% (48 mmol/mol) was...

How many lows sub 4 were you experiencing because my A1c was 44 new 6.2 % old which equates to 7.2 average BG and I was having at least 1 every day

I’m still taking Amlodipine so GP prescribed a diuretic no more swelling

T1 for 49ers and have used everything from a glass syringe using 10 units / ml to pens and finally a Medtronic 780G closed loop system . The journey has been extremely complex until now . The pump is my 2nd , previously a 640G upgraded to current 2021. The difference is remarkable A1c now 44 ...

I used Lantus for years but found it unpredictable so asked for Tresiba which was brilliant. Fortunately I now have full funding for a Medtronic 780g and G4 sensors on a closed loop (artificial pancreas) system which has changed my life.

Sounds very much like Gastroparesis

I was diagnosed Type 1 in 1973 but didn’t require insulin for about 6 months , so some beta cells were still producing insulin .Testing then was non existent except for urine and when I very rarely tested were negative . It’s a complex disease but can be managed unlike 100 years ago .

Are you taking Amlodipine for hypertension , same happened recently to me (Edited by mod to comply with forum ethos)

Carb counting is very important ; I always say if you can’t measure it you can’t manage it.