Recent Content by Simon Grey

One thing that the diabetes educators don't do well is explain how exercise - or more accurately energy-burning activity - does to BG and how this works with insulin. I am an engineer so look at energy balance in a different way. So all energy expended through activity or heat-loss must be...

An interesting thread - my main comment as a Type 1 is that if I had consistent BG readings in the 'high 4s to mid 5s' I wouldn't consider myself diabetic! My levels range from 3s to high teens despite using multiple injections, regular exercise and a healthy diet. Notwithstanding, my HbA1c is...

Hi Robert and everyone! My strategy is just to go for it, and ignore the beer effect. Certainly don't panic about short-term highs, but let things settle a bit. Remember that your rapid insulin is not going to start working for 30 minutes after you take it and will peak somewhere between 1 and...

Thanks for the reply! I am using Lantus and Humalog. I agree re low carb diet, but I tend to burn a lot of energy (outdoor farm work, mountaineering, ski touring, etc.) and laws of physics say that energy has to come from somewhere! having said that, the more I exercise, the flatter my BG...

Hello everyone! I am a T1, fit and healthy and apart from pesky hypos feel pretty well with my diabetes. However, when I look at my daily patterns, they are all over the place, from being in target range for some of the time to being in high teens after meals and randomly at night. If i take...