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Thank you Mark! I will try the basal testing and hopefully things get better.

I think perhaps I do need to increase my basal again. Is increasing insulin resistance normal? I feel like my condition keeps getting worse

I did! Over the last year, I’ve increased my Basal from 20u to 31u but it seems to keep increasing (as does my bolus)

I’m on 35 carbs, 35 fat, 11 fibre, and 94 protein. I have gained insulin resistance but I don’t know why!

I am still on LCHF (36c; 35f; 11fibre). Though I’ve found I need to correct twice after the 4 hour curve.

Hello, my name is Royina, I’m 24 years old, and I’ve had T1D for 3 years now. For my first 1.5 years as a diabetic I lived in India, had a low carb,low fat, high fibre diet, and needed very small amounts of insulin (about 15-20 units total a day). Last Feb I moved to Australia and since then the...

This is a really informative post! I think that HCPs try to first set up a routine for you, because as you mentioned they don’t want the patient to get overwhelmed. However, if the patient is older or if the parents do ask, they should mention trial results so that the patient/ parents/...

Thank you so much!

Thank you all! I do have overseas health student cover but it will only cover my diabetes related costs after a period of one year so I guess I will have to pay for my medical supplies till that time. I will check with my university regarding making an appointment with a GP. @kitedoc could you...

Hello, I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in July 2017 and have been managing alone since then. I do not have a doctor/ GP in my country and have been managing my BGs alone. I will be moving to Melbourne, Australia in 2 months for my Masters and I had some questions about establishing care/...

Just adding to this chain- there is an app called “HealthifyMe”. It helps with carb counting for Indian food!

Hello! I live in India. I would suggest sticking to the more traditional food like the cooked vegetables (called sabzi), lentil soup (dal) and wheat bread (roti). I would avoid the traditional Indian sweets only because glucose syrup is used to sweeten these so one piece is the equivalent of 6...

Hello kunjava kr, does your job have health insurance?if not I would suggest that you enroll yourself for a policy so that you can cover doctors appointments and emergency expenses atleast. For diabetes supplies I know that many people in India go to government hospitals where you can get...

BG is normal, maybe due to a slight reduction in carbs eaten

Hello Grant. I’m only on allergy medication. I will check the side effects! I don’t have a GP and my endocrinologist is in a different country so I’m trying to see if I can identify the cause on my own.