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I went through a phase about a year and a half ago where I would regularly have 1.8's and once it was too low for my monitor to read (under 1.1). Even with sugars that low I have never lost conciousness during the day The only times that has happened is when I have been low during the night...

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Well my book finally arrived on Friday and It has seems pretty good. I discovered a few things that I didnt know such as the fatty deposits on my eyelids are actually caused by my diabetes and may disappear as I get my sugars under control. I havent read much of it yet but feel that there is a...

I would love to know the recipe as I miss bread so much!!

OK! I began by feeling a little more tired than normal but this began as a very gradual thing, probably every 3 or 4 days feeling just that little bit worse. After a couple of weeks of this I started getting up in the night for the loo - not totally unsual for me but more than normal...

Thanks Fergus. I have ordered the book from Amazon and should get it this week. I have started to count the carbs <i>and</i> add 3 units per meal and my sugars over the last 2 days have been consistantly between 7 and 9 thanks to your advice Hopefully the book will give me the knowledge to...

So if fat slows down the release of sugar, how do you reflect that with insulin? I always inject <i>before</i> I eat, so if I am having a fatty meal, ie cheese, meat etc should I inject later or get a slower acting insulin such as Actrapid? And roughly how much longer will it take to release...

Thanks fergus, I had no idea about the protein. As we appear to need roughly the same amout for breakfast could you tell me what your ratio/correcting doses are. I obviously need to do some experimenting with my insulin and it would be good to have some sort of guideline to follow.

Just a little extra It appears that I need my normal ratio 1.5 units per 10g carbs + 3 or 4 extra per meal. as I am having to correct with that amount each time!

I am reasonably hypo sensitive and generally feel it if I go below 3.6, I am not aware of any hypos in the last week and I havnt had a single reading below 14. I religiously check 4 times a day.

I started lowering my carb intake a few weeks ago and my BS reading improved immediately and so i thought that I had got a good handle on controlling my sugars. At the weekend I decided to be stricter with the carbs and have been following a high protien/low carb diet (I must admit that the...