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Positive is relative. As a type 1, there is no alternative to insulin therapy except death. There are more options now than ever before. Insulin pumps, faster-acting insulins and more stable basal insulins mean better quality of life with the disease than in the 1990s, 80s or prior. It is still...

What is your current basal regime? If you're taking a split dose of Levemir for example, it could be that the morning shot is fading out before the evening shot kicks in, leaving a gap in basal coverage. Also, what do you eat for dinner? It's possible that protein and/or carbs from a...

I think what you are saying makes sense. At least for me, I need to take at least 9-10 units to get 12 hours of Levemir action. If I take less than this it doesn't last as long.

It could be! I tried Fiasp for a while but went back to NovoRapid, the main reason being it didn't seem to last long enough to cover the protein or digestion of most meals I eat and I would end up with spikes a couple hours or more later. It is supposed to last as long as NovoRapid, but I think...

That's possible, but you can't say that for certain. Nothing is certain with this disease and lots of things digest later.

It's definitely possible to snack! I wouldn't take insulin for cheese or olives but there are plenty of things I would where I would take under 1 unit and do so all the time. I eat when I'm hungry and I'm not afraid of injecting as many times as I need to whenever I want to eat. If you are using...

It's possible the protein or some of the carbs from this meal hit you later. This is common and one of the hardest parts of dosing insulin. A pump makes it easier or you can learn to take more insulin later depending on what you eat.

I was diagnosed at 19. It can happen at any age, that's why they don't call it "juvenile diabetes" anymore.

You might want to consider a more modern insulin than Actrapid, such as NovoRapid, Apidra or Humalog. Actrapid is regular insulin, which has a slow onset and isn't suited for many foods. However, it can be useful on its own or in combination with rapid acting insulins for slow digesting meals...

Fixed doses probably worked alright for you in the first year because you are in the "honeymoon period" of type 1, meaning that you still produce some of your own insulin. As your natural insulin production comes to an end, things will get much harder unless you get a good handle on how to dose...

I second what Tim said, you can't truly know what's going on without a CGM. It's akin to living without a glucometer in 1995. The problem with health professionals is that many (not all) will make it sound like you just figure out your ratios, dose according to them and everything should work...

You are probably experiencing dawn phenomenon, meaning that your liver starts releasing glucose (its glycogen stores) in the middle of the night. You can try compensating for this by increasing your Levemir dose or taking it at a time when its peak matches your overnight rise in blood sugar...