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    Type 1: What are your HbA1c test results?

    Just got results.of 7,6%. Was 8,8% about 8 months ago. Very happy and looking forward for the next tests to show up better results! :) Have a nice weekend everyone :)
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    Dawn dump

    Hey Sue, I just tried this new "ritual" for past 3 days in the morning . This is for today : Woke up at 6:30 am - BG was 8,2mmol , already knew my liver woke up 1 hour earlier than i had :) Injected insulin at 6:40am - my insulin takes 30mins for its effect . Immediatly after injecting I...
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    First hypo & I think I’ve really messed up.

    Hey Richard, Ive been there done that the same way :) 3 days after my diagnose I went hypo (sister found out I "turned off" and was looking straight to the wall and did not react to her calling) I drank/ate 100ml of sweetened condensed milk , which is around 55 simple sugars and I sky...
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    Type 1: What are your HbA1c test results?

    Hey everyone, My last one in 6/2017 was 8,8% - I was a bit uresponsible to myself and did not care about diet (too much work and stress , little time to check my body needs:inpain::inpain:) I am getting my HBA1C results tommorow . I wonder how it changed after 4 months od proper diet and...
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    Type 1 best food to take before excerise

    Hello Martin, I usually stick to the nut-fruit snack bar , around 10-15 carb before 1 hour exercise or a longer walk :)
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    What have you eaten today? (Low carb forum)

    Good evening, Posting my first photo of meal on forum. My ultimate make-me-full meal :) A bit panfried broccoli with garlic and chopped hard boiled eggs. Whole meat bread with butter, some cheese and bell pepper. I like the taste combination of broccoli with garlic! :) Have a nice rest of...
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    Worst night ever

    Hey Phdiabetic, I hope everything is better now . With the excercise . My body reacts to it like this : 1. I usualy grab 10 carb snack before 1 hour excercise to fuel it . 2. 4-5 hours after excercise my blood glucose levels tend to go drastically down . I usually eat a bit more carbs and...
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    Daily Carb Consumption

    Hey Mountaintom, Usually around 180g Main meals 3x40g Side meals 3x20 I add another 10-15g of carbs before I hit the gym to avoid hypos .
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    Dawn dump

    Hey Sue , Ive been having the same problem . Not eating much in the morning - just coffee with milk and my glucose readings were 5,5mmol before and 11mmol after . What helped for me was eating something with low-medium GI - I usually grab an apple or orange and eat 1 slice of small whole grain...
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    Managing exercise and insulin

    Hey everyone , I do strength training 5 times a week . It helps me quite a lot with the spikes . But still getting the hang of it and monitoring my body respones to excercise and certain meals - still didnt come up with golden ration for eliminating hypos and hypers . Also having a balanced...
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    pizza :(

    Hello Static , I eat some pizza on a few occasions troughout the year . I have a golden rule . I eat small portioned pizza - around 300-350g . The BG after meal is usually 6-9 mmol . So I take an apple - I dont know if its just a placebo effect of mine or a real thing but it helps me to get...
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    Excercise and diabetes problems

    Good evening, Thanks for the info. I might try to experiment with insulin dosage just a little but before discuss it with my doc of course. I think it might be caused by the liver dumps.. I tried experiment on monsday and tuesday with my lunch. Both lunches were same insulin dosage but...
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    Greetings

    Good evening, Ive had a rush week at work. Thanks for warm welcome and info ;)
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    Excercise and diabetes problems

    Hello everyone , This is my first post on the forum . I tried to search for similiar topics but didnt find any solutions to my problems . Ive had bad BGs last 2 years and was thinking of a way to fix this problem . I started to work out with my own bodyweight back in december 2017 . After a...
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    Greetings

    Hello everyone , Im 26 years old with diabetes type 1 . Diagnosed almost 7 years ago . I hope I learn something new to keep my BGs good :) Ive been visiting forum but just now decided to register so I dont feel alone :)