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Hi, Joe. You are going to be scared, confused, depressed some of the time. It's a tricky disease. Normal life? Hmmmmm. Kind of. I spend a lot of energy checking my BS, but I try hard not to let it diminish my life. In fact, you and I both knocked on heaven's door in the ICU, so I'm bound...

What worked for me (at least for now) was slowly reducing my basal, taking it in the morning, changing my carb ratio at dinner so that I took less bolus, and I continue to have a night snack. I like yogurt with chopped nuts, or a cup of high protein cereal with almond milk. Good luck to both...

No reason at all, I guess unless you have to watch your cholesterol. Adore clotted cream!

Funny you should bring this up. Been on Tresiba for a few weeks (accidentally, b/c I forgot it was Toujeo I'd taken before; duh) to try to cut down on hypo's. Tried it at night, switched back to morning (same as you, it's easier to remember--also read that it peaks @ nine hours). I'm not...

That's what I was thinking--fried bread, yes; grilled tomato, yes; never noticed a hash brown on my plate in the UK, but then, times change.

Can't begin to tell you how hungry this is making me. There is nothing like an English breakfast, IMHO.

Thanks, I'll try that. Anyway, my first attempt was a failure; I'll try again if I can remember. :rolleyes:

You can say that again, Scot from Scotland. In my little life, I almost never run across fellow T1's. Thank you, Internet!

I feel like my numbers have been high due to the heat wave. Read that sunburn causes stress that can cause a rise in bg, but nothing about heat in general. Anyway, switched basal to Tresiba from Lantus and changed the timing to bedtime from early morning and it seems to be working! Back in my...

Hello. I just read about a recent Cornell Medical College study involving using food order to decrease post meal glucose levels. They found that eating carbs last during a meal made a huge difference. Wondering if anyone has tried this. If it works, I don't mind taking apart my sandwich...

I've been type 1 for two years, and have been expecting this to happen, but not yet! Used to check BS in the restrooms, but that was horrible and disgusting, and quite the balancing act. Now I have a Dexcom so that's not an issue. When I inject at the table in a restaurant, I'm usually...

Rachel, not sure if you were stressed about the mechanics of replacing your sensor. If so, I can relate to that, having sweated through sensor replacement many times. I became good friends with the techies at Dexcom--lol. As far as being reminded too much of your BS levels, I agree that can...

One half banana nut muffin with a fried egg, salad, four 3 carb crackers with soft cheese and egg salad. Not hungry today.

Just love that you said, "fab". Made me smile.

Yeah, I had a grenade today. Though my insulin was rotten. LOL.

I read this somewhere, so forgive my stealing, but having type one is really just living and trying hard not to die. But I think the near death experience a lot of us have had when first developing the disease has changed me. I think most of my (unconscious) motivation in life is to enjoy it...

Just took a home test and scored 6.8. So happy b/c blood sugar as been up all day, around 200, for no apparent reason despite injecting every two hours and exercising. I even switched bolus from Hunolog to Novolog. who knows. Type 1 is a mystery. Previous A1C was 7.2.

Well, I just had the lovely experience of checking my blood sugar with a meter on a plane next to a stranger. Not sure, but had the feeling he was not pleased or entertained. Doing this, of course, is harder than injecting, which I do pretty quickly and, of course, through my clothes in public...

Sadly, had to give it up and I used to eat it almost every day. Sends my BS to the moon. Try peanut butter and low sugar jam on toast for feeling full.

Bob, I enjoyed reading your detailed and very relatable description of your journey. Sounds a lot like my onset, almost two years ago. Blood sugar was above 800, like yours. Was so dehydrated I felt like my lips were turned inside out. All food in the hospital turned into paste in my mouth...