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  1. jddukes

    blurred vision

    Hi there, High BG levels change the osmotic pressure and balance within the eye which can alter the ability to properly focus and cause blurring. If you have extended periods of hyperglycemia (high blood sugars) then this can be a side-effect - if good control of sugars is regained this can and...
  2. jddukes

    Stress and confusion over Type 1 - or maybe 2!

    Hi there, What Sam says is good advice. It might be worth doing a c-peptide analysis however bear in mind the presence of c-peptide does not exclude T1 diabetes. T1 diabetes is not the complete loss of beta-cell function (i.e. insulin production) but a loss to mean proper BG control is...
  3. jddukes

    Low Carb Diet = High cholesterol levels???

    Personally I would say you have improved your lipids - although this is difficult to say without knowing starting point of tri's (although I would guess they were higher at the first reading if it was done). Basically, your ratio has improved quite a bit - therefore technically your...
  4. jddukes

    Very low carb diet and BG levels

    Hi Sam, J is for Joe! And I am so much happier that another has a love of a good graph...! I feel less geekish. It is surprising how little info there is out there about things like we are discussing here. It shows the invaluable nature of a board like this, when we share information in a...
  5. jddukes

    Very low carb diet and BG levels

    Lisa - really nice to see another T1 who is also a biological scientist. Makes me feel my geekish approach to the whole subject is understood by others at least (hopefully...)! I find it useful to talk to other scientists about it but nothing quite like talking with someone of the same mindset...
  6. jddukes

    strange readings

    Your liver tends to dump more glucose into your bloodstream at night which results in an increase in BG levels - and you obviously do not have enough insulin (basal) present to counter-act this. I don't personally agree with the DN who told you to drop the levimer but this may be due to a...
  7. jddukes

    Very low carb diet and BG levels

    I thought it was also worth pointing out this review of ketones, low carb diets and textbook myths. It is very informative and useful: http://www.jissn.com/content/1/2/7 The author makes some very interesting points and observations from the literature. As diabetics we are taught to view...
  8. jddukes

    Very low carb diet and BG levels

    By the way I forgot to mention - I regularly have been checking my blood ketones lately and they vary between 0.6 and 1.1 so nothing dangerous or suggestive of anywhere near ketosis etc. J
  9. jddukes

    Very low carb diet and BG levels

    Interesting read there Phoenix, thanks for that. I would agree potentially with a lot of what was said in that article, disappointing that there are only about 6 references in the paper though. With regards to GLUT4 receptors - I used to work in a lab that extensively and practically soley...
  10. jddukes

    Very low carb diet and BG levels

    Hi VickiT, My profile must be very much out of date!? I've been a type 1 for 6 years but it was quite late onset for me as was in my mid-20s. I went through the honeymoon phase as all type 1's do, where I was initially on less insulin then almost suddenly, had to massively increase. I remember...
  11. jddukes

    Very low carb diet and BG levels

    No need to apologise - important to remember people are influential by what is written on places like these and to emphasise the need for individual caution! Certainly is well such an extreme approach should not be considered at all for those who have not stopped their development and reached...
  12. jddukes

    Very low carb diet and BG levels

    Hi Sam, That is why I was careful to say: "I would not recommend this diet to everyone or this approach (i.e. please do not stop taking insulin hearing this!) " I certainly would not recommend anyone stop taking insulin - was just passing on my experience. From a personal point of view, the...
  13. jddukes

    Very low carb diet and BG levels

    Scardoc - no I have IDDM so am fully type 1. My previous readings I regularly tested over 20mmol/l with carbs (and stress from work!) and had much variation (drops and rises - but rarely any bad hypos as I have very good hypo awareness). This is the amazing thing - that I am type 1, have had no...
  14. jddukes

    WHO'S ON STATINS

    The evidence suggests that those who are at high risk for coronary disease (i.e. all diabetics will fall into this category) and have high LDL (or a poor LDL:HDL ratio) that statins will reduce the risk of having a heart attack or death from such an event. Therefore it is understandable that...
  15. jddukes

    New to insulin

    Hi Sarah, The best way IMO to manage diabetes is not a strict regime with the novorapid, but to use it with carb counting. This is essentially what your pancreas would do if it was functioning properly. If you eat some carbs, it releases the necessary amount of insulin to correct your blood...
  16. jddukes

    Very low carb diet and BG levels

    Hi all, Just for anyone interested I thought I could post my experience on changing to a low carb diet (<40g per day max). I have done this before but got side-tracked by...carbs. So here are some results/comments for those interested: Week before 7-day average = 12mmol/l First week of <40g...
  17. jddukes

    What's the lowest you've been?

    Had a 0.3 once. On the floor in a pool of sweat, not the nicest of experiences...
  18. jddukes

    Diets ??

    Re: Diets ?? Hi Dobbie, If your weight is plummetting as said this might sound good but it may also be that you are hyperglycemic for extended periods of time and not getting your BG down to good levels. What are your usual readings and how many readings per day? It is no good being thin if...
  19. jddukes

    Diets

    I actually agree with hanadr here - however on the premise that you are not having a hypo (I do not think that is what the post intended to convey that all T1 shouldn't need carbs!). The ONLY way a type 1 can have a hypo (well, generally speaking) is through excess use of insulin. Even when you...
  20. jddukes

    Advice,

    Hi Claire, Definitely see a specialist and that is correct course of action. Infant diabetes is poorly understood - the problem is we try and understand it from an adult point of view (i.e. your levels shouldn't come back down to "normal" if you are diabetic, etc). But remember, as a child his...
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