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Thanks Kristin - I think lower carb is the way to go, but I need to learn how to manage a consistent low carb diet (which is hard when working, travelling, kids and family meals) to avoid the big swings. If a mange to keep low carb for 2 consecutive meals my insulin resistence drops dramtically...

I am insulin resistent (type 1). I take 6U:10g carb for breakfast (plus a correction for DP - grrr). Much less for lunch at 1 to 1.5U:10g carb and 2U:10g for dinner. I take 52U Levemir, approx 60U Novorapid per day, also metformin and I am about to start taking the victoza injectable medication...

'Generally speaking' - this information was from a guide for diabetes nurse when starting patients on insulin. The guide is for people who I assume are not restircting carbs. It certainly doesn't sound like you fit the criteria for a type 1 metformin.

There are many benefits to taking metformin for type1s. I would ask your consultant if it is needed in your case. It can help with maintaining a healthy weight and I have seen arguements for type 1s to be perscribed metformin because of the cardiovascular protective effects. On the flip side...

I agree with everything people have said so far. Bolusing in advance is good, but insulin will only achieve so much. Maybe you need to look at the food as well. I am massively insulin resistent in the morning and I find that traditional poridge (made with oats, water and a small amount of milk...

I have been trying to reduced excess carb in my diet. My lovely hubby has batch cooked several really tasty low carb soups (spicey mulligatawny soup is a really good) and I have stacked then with leftover roast chicken. They are very filling and about 15g carb. With the extra chicken, I can...

Hi Lucinda. I have night sweats and day sweats when my sugars spike. They are getting more common and like you I have notice an odor which I am very self concious of. I think I may be peri menopausal. You are however a little too young for that particular delight, but sweats can be due to a...

I was overweight when diagnosed with type 2 diabetes at age 36. However I was rapidly loosing weight. I always maintained that I was type 1 as lipids were fine and statins were not needed. I initially responded to the usual type 2 treatments and a huge effort on the diet front, which made my...

Novorapid. More like Novonotsorapid in my case. I find it is quite a slow action for me and is often still dropping my BG 5.5h later. So I try and dose 20-40 mins before eating to give the insulin a head start, reduce the spikes and prevent later hypos.

I agree with this. After I was diagnosed (incorrectly as type 2 as it turned out) I started on tablet medication. I nearly had to stop all meds after a couple of months because my Pancreas sprang back into life and this lasted for a year or so before my BG started to rise and rise and rise. I...

A whole variety of things can effect how quickly or slowly your insulin appears to act. Heat, exercise, injection site, other medications, alcohol, hormones (bloody hormone - hate them), time of day etc. I personally find a great deal of variability in how quickly my insulin acts. Although my...

Happy news. Many congratulations

Ps) That is why my photo is a sloth! Fatigue!

All the advice so far is spot on. Also remember when your BG and ketones were so high prior to diagnosis, your body was stripping itself of any reserves it had in order to survive. After diagnosis I was physically a wreck, I had lost weight and muscle. It took a while to build my strength back...

I know some people have had issues obtaining insurance, but I never had. Just been to the states and had no issues. Just be honest on the form, declare the type 1 diabetes. The companies are interested in how many times you have been hospitalised etc, but if you are well controlled and generally...

Better a boob than heart muscle :-)

There are a few things to think about because regardless of diabetes type, insulin is generally started when you need it (although there is some evidence that taking insulin earlier can help to prolong some pancreatic function). How are your blood glucose levels? If you are struggling to keep a...

Hi Ima89. That is a good result for the first few days on metformin. I take 2g a day (2x500mg am and 2x500mg pm). I alaways take mine with the last few bites of breakfast or dinner and find this aleviates most of the side effect. I took me a week or two to settle and I slowly built up the dose...

Hi there, all good advice so far. I have learned a wee trick that takes the sting out of injecting, particularly with the basal, which can sting like hell. The sting is just a nerve firing an impulse. If you scramble that signal by giving yourself a good scratch (like you do if you have an itch)...

Cool packs can also help stop the itch