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I'm a type 1 diabetic and I switched to a Paleo diet (lots of fresh meat, fish, veg, fruit - NO GRAINS, no pasta, no bread, no rice, no potatoes) with amazing results! Before doing this, I was addicted to sugar and grain. I loved my breakfast cereal and milk and pizza and pasta. I loved my Coke...

Wow, thanks for the fantastic replies everyone! If anyone else has experience with brittle diabetes I'd very much like some feedback. @noblehead: Yep, after all these replies I'm going to take it to my endo and make sure she fully understands what I'm going through. In the past when I've raised...

The main advantage of pumps is that you can be more spontaneous; skip meals, suddenly decide to do exercise, etc. EVERYONE feels uncomfortable about a permanently attached device before they try it. Most of them get over it. If you can find someone in person who wears one and see what it looks...

That's normal! The key is to stop them being unhealthily high for unhealthily long. I have T1 and when I eat a starchy meal my sugar can go up to 14 or so within the first hour, but then with the help of insulin it comes back down. If it's above 9 for a few hours you should start being...

Re: low :( Always keep a backup for the backup! If you have an unexplained hypo, there's an increased chance of another one in a few hours! I try to avoid taking things out of my emergency kit if possible, e.g. eat part of lunch or buy a soft drink. That also helps avoid me forgetting to refill...

Remember that type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune condition, which means your risk of other autoimmune conditions like psoriasis (itchy, flaky skin) is increased.

@rachy: If you don't finish a meal you can try to work out how many carbs are still on your plate, and cover them with something that has a lot of carbs but isn't very filling. E.g. dried fruit, fruit bars, or swap your water for a fruit juice or full-sugar soft drink. @nicolan: in your...

Hi there, I was diagnosed at 22 and am now 25. I'm a clever guy (degrees in maths and engineering) and have always had good control - HbA1c always below 7. But to achieve this I'm constantly making what I think are major changes to my insulin ratios. It's been like this since the beginning...