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Thanks Liam. Your Ferritin levels look significantly lower than mine were at the last count. Mine were 57 ng/ml in an "acceptable" range of 30 - 480 ng/ml but I haven't been put onto any prescription iron supplements by my GP. (Do you happen to know what your haemoglobin levels were when...

Thanks again Andy for that information. I tend to get confused about the unit measurements Docs use for the variety of regular diabetic tests they do so that information is useful to have. At my last blood test my Ferritin levels were in the normal/acceptable range although towards the...

Thanks for this Andy. I'm sorry too to hear about your problems but pleased to hear about the recent improvement. I think the first thing I need to do is get back to my GP and confront her about the potential kidney issue and then continue to press for further tests and referral to a...

I'm 64, and a 40 year T1 diabetic. In 2010 I suffered some heart problems which were subsequently resolved after which I lost some weight and took up endurance running in 2011. I have now completed over 25 half marathons and 2 full marathons but in 2015 I noticed a distinct drop in performance...

I'm considering moving to a very low carb diet but am unsure about how I should combine this with my insulin pump and I would appreciate any advice from pump users who already have experience of a low carb diet. I do a lot of running, including fairly regular half marathon distances, for which...

Thanks for the reply. Sounds as though when exercising I would just do as I do now and, like you, take the necessary free carbs when BG is low. Like you I adjust my pump basal rate for the period I'm likely to be exercising and perhaps also for a period after depending on the exercise. Just...

Thanks Robert. I'll take a look at that.

Thanks again Robert. I get the carbs calculation, as that's what we're all advised to do, but I don't understand the protein and fats bit. Is there a reference source somewhere about calculating insulin amounts to volume or weight of protein and fat to be consumed or did you just do it by...

Thanks for this. So what do you use to provide/maintain energy levels when you are exercising and what do you do when or if you encounter low BG levels during exercises?

Thanks for this Robert. I'm on a pump using Novorapid. As I said I'm new to the idea of a low carb diet and have really just started investigating the option as my doctors, GP and Consultant, don't encourage a discussion on the issue. On a practical question how do you calculate your bonus...

I'm pretty new to this site and to the issue of low carb diets. I am a long term Type 1 - diagnosed 1976 - with a recent history of coronary heart disease - 2010 - but who now does a lot of endurance running, mostly half marathons with the relevant regular training regimes, but who even with...

Hi, I'm new to this forum and I wondered whether anyone out there can help. I'm a 60+Type 1 36 years on insulin and currently on a basal/bolus regime of novorapid (4x daily) and levemir (2x daily) but moving to an insulin pump in the next few weeks. For the last few years, after surviving a...