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Thank you so much for all your posts! I have taken all your advice to heart and its made me realize a lot - some things I hadn't thought of and some things we already do (which is also nice as it makes you realize maybe you're not doing everything wrong!!). Its really great to feel I've got some...

Thank you, you've all been brilliant. I felt a bit unsure if I should be posting as I'm not the one with diabetes but you feel really helpless when someone is having such a hard time and the hospital have been so hopeless. I mentioned changing to a different type of insulin and he seems really...

Ah, no problem timo, it was a long post! He is reluctant to go low carb as he gets so hungry and carbs fill him up! What sort of things do you eat for meals? Can you suggest any good diet books for low carb - he gets stuck on what to have for snacks especially?

Thanks for posting timo2. Hope this info helps: His background insulin is: Midnight - 3am = .55 units 3am - 7am = .7 units 7am - 12 midday = .6 units 12 midday to 6pm = .5 units 6pm - midnight = .55 units. Bolus ratio = 1 unit of insulin per 7 carbs Sensitivity 3.5 Total daily units range...

Thanks Ken! I guess I'll wait and see who replies (a bit early yet as you say!) Maybe I'd be better off posting in the T1 section?

Hi, I'm new to this site and have come looking for some friendly advice! My partner is type 1 (diagnosed at 16yrs and is now 29). He has been using a pump for a year and a half as his consultant gave up on injections as his sugars were ranging from 2.4 (sometimes less) and up to 30 (or more)...