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1) If its not broke don't fix it. You'll get even better at estimating through experience. 2) Amount of meals doesn't matter as long as you remember how long novarapid lasts for (5 hours) and make sure that if you eat + take novarapid, then eat again in 3 hours there is still novarapid active...

I have a relative that gets prescribed way more than they need. I know using drugs that are not prescribed doesn't sound smart, but I researched a lot before using metformin. I know doctors/specialists do know a lot and are very helpful, but they don't live as a type 1 diabetic 24 hours a day...

I don't see why your doctor would go crazy when he found out you were prescribed metformin. I guess it is only necessary when you show clear insulin resistance. One thing that can be dangerous with metformin, if you have normal insulin sensitivity and take metformin there is a huge increase in...

As a type 1 without insulin resistance, I use metformin although I'm not prescribed it and couldn't eat certain things without it. It takes a lot to increase your insulin sensitivity to the level that metformin can create and I think a lot of type 1s with good control still suffer from high...

Has anything in your life changed much recently, like are you exercising less or eating a lot of different foods? I find that I can get the point where I'm not using insulin, or just tiny amounts but it varies on what I eat and how much I exercise. It might be that your honeymoon period is over...

I weight train and I'm type 1. I've read a lot about how insulin affects body building ever since I read that non diabetic body builders were using insulin to help growth. I might be able to answer some of your questions.

gem09, loads of people on the ketogenic diet actually improve their cholesterol because of such a high intake of good fats. fergus, the idea of using just basal insulin works because you eat such a small amount of carbs and exercise a lot to keep your insulin sensitivity at it's highest. This...

I think the reason why type 1's find it so hard to lose weight is because when there is a lot of insulin active in your body, it blocks all the things that break down fat and helps to store fat. I'm not positive but, I think when a non diabetic eats and insulin is released from their pancreas...

I was diagnosed at 18 and although my control was good for the first few months, after 6 months I didn't exercise as much, stopped testing frequently and had some high sugar levels. After feeling worse I just ate what I wanted and I was having days where I'd hit sugar levels of 20 and felt...

Depends on the alcohol you drink. When I was diagnosed at 18 I went from drinking beer and alchopops to only drinking vodka with diet coke or coke zero, pepsi max etc. I treat alcohol like it's another form of insulin. If I drink, I take less insulin and make sure to eat enough carbs because it...

phoenix, I read some research a while ago about how type 1's beta cells regenerate even years after diagnosis, it's just that we have an auto immune attack which kills the new ones off. From experience, I find that when my insulin requirements drop very low and then I eat something too high in...

I'm in a similar situation, eat very low carb and taking between 1 - 3 units of levemir a day and 0 novarapid. At first I thought, hey, I'm cured! but like you, if I eat carbs without insulin my sugar levels sky rocket to. I've been type 1 for about 18 months now and didn't always take this low...

I exercise right after eating a meal to avoid that spike. Sometimes I bike ride in the morning and find that if I take any bolus insulin I always hypo, so I started to take only bolus insulin before my morning bike ride and eat breakfast as normal. I found that my sugar levels might rise a bit...

Why even put it on the job application? When I fill in forms that ask if I have any diseases I don't put any. If my diabetes is well controlled, I don't believe it even is a disease because it in no way negatively affects my day.

I meant insulin resistance in type 1's, type 2 is a very different disease, but people with type 1 can change a lot of things in their life to reduce their insulin resistance.