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Hello to all ...have recently just signed up to this forum to gain some extra knowledge regarding type 1 , how it works, how it doesn't work and to hopefully create a better understanding of how I can put some methods into place on leading a healthier life with it by side.
29/m/ Sydney, Australia and have been co existing alongside with the 'betes for 18 years now. At first things seemed to run fairly well as far as I knew. Up until about 10 years ago was doing constant blood tests and even hand recording them in a diary. Things seemed to FEEL OK and quickly got outta the habit of testing and almost forgot I had type 1 alongside doing my insulin shots twice a day. Was still eating whatever / whenever and from keeping up good habits I was almost sick of keeping the routine and had enough of having type 1. Put myself on long service leave so to speak and stopped testing. After recently starting to do a test here and there I noticed my estimation and 6th sense wasn't so accurate on what my readings actually are. I want to get myself back on a better track and feel like I need to learn all the basics from the beginning all over again . As being diagnosed age 11 I feel it was a difficult age to learn / understand how to co exist alongside it in a healthy way. My partner has been extremely helpful and encouraging along the way not to mention verrrry patient and cannot thank enough.
I am currently using novo rapid before brekkie and dinner 12 units and lantus before dinner 36 units. hba1c currently mid 8's. My levels are roller coasting all over the joint (potentially from extreme high carb in diet). Have since read an article on "compensating carbs with insulin" (thanks to partners research) and thinking is this a good place for me to start ? Feel like I am learning to read and write again ...which leads me to amateur hour question 1.
Is this ideology based off the select few who only shoot up when they eat or is it also taken into account after ones BASE dosage amount in the morning ??
CHAD
29/m/ Sydney, Australia and have been co existing alongside with the 'betes for 18 years now. At first things seemed to run fairly well as far as I knew. Up until about 10 years ago was doing constant blood tests and even hand recording them in a diary. Things seemed to FEEL OK and quickly got outta the habit of testing and almost forgot I had type 1 alongside doing my insulin shots twice a day. Was still eating whatever / whenever and from keeping up good habits I was almost sick of keeping the routine and had enough of having type 1. Put myself on long service leave so to speak and stopped testing. After recently starting to do a test here and there I noticed my estimation and 6th sense wasn't so accurate on what my readings actually are. I want to get myself back on a better track and feel like I need to learn all the basics from the beginning all over again . As being diagnosed age 11 I feel it was a difficult age to learn / understand how to co exist alongside it in a healthy way. My partner has been extremely helpful and encouraging along the way not to mention verrrry patient and cannot thank enough.
I am currently using novo rapid before brekkie and dinner 12 units and lantus before dinner 36 units. hba1c currently mid 8's. My levels are roller coasting all over the joint (potentially from extreme high carb in diet). Have since read an article on "compensating carbs with insulin" (thanks to partners research) and thinking is this a good place for me to start ? Feel like I am learning to read and write again ...which leads me to amateur hour question 1.
Is this ideology based off the select few who only shoot up when they eat or is it also taken into account after ones BASE dosage amount in the morning ??
CHAD
