Recent Content by Lydiagoodman93

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    Sweeteners making BG rise

    I’m so confused... I’ve just had the libre fitted and I can see now that sweeteners are causing my BG levels to spike.... I thought sweeteners weren’t supposed to effect levels?! Has any one else had this?
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    Has the Libre improved your control?

    That’s really encouraging thank you! Glad you managed to achieve better control!
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    Has the Libre improved your control?

    I’m just about to be given a libre and was wondering how other t1s have found it? Has it improved your control? What can I expect?
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    Low carb for T1

    I am getting a lot of mixed answers about doing a low carb diet (30g of carbs per day) and having T1, some people say it’s dangerous, some people say it helps manange BG levels! I only want to be on low carb until I lose a stone and then I’ll probably go to 50g of carbs per day to maintain. Can...
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    Blood glucose levels after meals

    hi all, Bit of a strange one but I need some advice as I’m very confused. I’m newly diagnosed and still figuring out my levels and my insulin, I cut out carbs for the most part and found my levels easier to control and more consistent, then my diabetes nurse told me that I cut too many carbs...
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    Blood sugars are normal, why do I feel bad?

    Hi, so I’ve had T1 for about 2 weeks now and I’ve finally got my blood sugars lower today (4.7 from an average of about 16). I felt so awful though, I was shakey and dizzy and fuzzy. Has anyone else experienced this when they get their BG to normal levels?
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    Can I do low carb, high fat with T1 diabetes?

    I have read such mixed reviews about whether a high fat low carb diet is beneficial for type 1! I am already putting on weight after 4 days of taking insulin and don’t want to put on any more. Has any one got any advice on what diet to go on?
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    How long until I’m healthy!

    Thank you so much for your reply, I am overwhelmed by how friendly and comforting everyone is. I’m so pleased I joined this forum xx
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    How long until I’m healthy!

    Hi! Thank you for the reply they haven’t asked me to record anything yet (my BG machine stores the readings in its memory) carbs and carb counting in relation to my insulin is one thing I cannot get my head around! I’m terrified of putting weight on as well so this is stressing me out more...
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    How long until I’m healthy!

    Hi! I am overwhelmed by the amount of support on this thread, I appreciate every single reply. Yes I’m taking novarapid and levamir, I’m injecting and checking BG before every meal and then taking levamir (long acting) before bed. I can’t get my head around carb counting! That is what I’m...
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    How long until I’m healthy!

    Thank you Helen I’m on a fixed dose at the moment as I’m still brand new at being diabetic, I guess there’s an element of trial and error to getting my levels right? I feel normal all the time no matter what my levels are, is that strange? Everything is terrifying at the moment, I go from being...
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    How long until I’m healthy!

    Im a newly diagnosed t1 (3 days on levamir and novarapid), I test myself before every injection and my levels are all over the place. I started at 24, then went down to 18, then went down to 10, now this evening I’m up to 28 :( is this normal for your first few days? How long does it take for my...