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No doctor has mentioned oral medication other than metformin yet. I see a doctor at the diabetes clinic at the hospital every 3 months (I'm in New Zealand). The appointments are 45 mins - 1 hour long, so I have time to discuss things. What I am struggling with is lack of information about...

Thank you so much for these stories. It helps a lot to know just how individual everyone's situations are and experiences with different drugs.

Yesterday: Breakfast- Linseed & oat porridge with Greek yoghurt & strawberries Lunch - sweet potato, mushroom and peanut stew topped with sour cream Work function - cheese & red wine Dinner - pancakes made with linseed meal, coconut flour & almond flour topped with 1/8 banana, strawberries...

Thanks! My fasting bs this morning was 5.4 After dinner last night it was 6.8. A couple of weeks ago they were bouncing around a bit (6.1 - 6.5 in the morning for example), but this week they have settled down and have been in the around the same level as this morning. In the afternoon...

Thanks that is really useful. Eight years is a really long time. Did you change your diet significantly during that time to manage it?

I was diagnosed with diabetes in mid-June ( Hb1ac of 84) 2016 and then returned anti-GAD antibody test in August with levels suggesting T1. My Hb1ac in September 2016 was 31 and in January 2017 32. I eat low carb and I currently take 2 times 500mg metformin. My questions are: 1) how long...

Breakfast - "my muesli" - coconut chips, nuts, seeds, cinnamon, coconut oil, Greek yogurt, strawberries, 1/8 small banana + coffee Snack - almonds & Brazil nuts Lunch - cucumber, beetroot & feta dip, wedge Brie Dinner - pork ragu, salad with cos lettuce, cucumber, avocado, cheese, dressed...

At home it is just me & my 5 year old. She doesn't go without and we eat the same for many meals. In fact she is pretty good at policing me and we cook together a lot. My boyfriend is also very supportive. If he wants high carb stuff he eats it, I don't mind, but when we are together we often...

I use full fat milk. My preference would be half/half but I don't go through enough during the week and it spoils. But I know the amounts I have are ok for me. I stay away from soy based products because my understanding is that they can mess with your endocrine systems. Almond milk and...

Reading your post, there are a couple of things I would want to be followed up if this was my daughter (and knowing what I know now 7 months after being diagnosed with T1 diabetes & hypothyroidism): - my T3 and T4 has always been measured, my endo saying that he thought it was pointless if they...

If you can get hold of them - try beef short ribs slow cooked. Beef cheeks are also amazing.

Breakfast - linseed & oat porridge with chia seeds. Greek yoghurt, strawberries, pear & cinnamon. Coffee Lunch - poached egg, ham, spinach & pumpkin seeds Snack - walnuts & dark chocolate squares x2 Dinner - stir fry cauliflower rice with red pepper, peas, roast chicken, Swiss chard...

Breakfast - linseed meal and oat porridge with Greek yoghurt, hazelnut butter & half small pear. Made with 50:50 full cream milk & water. will update later in the day. Updated to add: Lunch: Pete Evan's Paleo bread (is made with seeds, almond flour, linseed meal, coconut flour, nuts and eggs)...

NZer here, easiest to remember: - declare all food at the border. - don't try and bring in fresh food stuffs - this includes honey - processed, packaged food is normally ok as long as it is unopened - if in doubt ask at the border and declare If you are coming into Auckland there is a...

Thanks! Weekend already in New Zealand, so time to cook. The lamb was great and my 5 year old enjoyed second helpings too!

Breakfast - flaxmeal & oat porridge made with 1/8 c flaxmeal & 1/16 cup oats and made with half water and half full cream milk. Served with Greek yoghurt, raspberry chia seed jam and 1/2 small pear. Lunch - 1/2 avocado + hazelnut crackers Post-dinner - low carb bread (home made) with butter...

I'm a honeymooning type 1 (but at the moment can control through metformin & diet - so my pancreas is putting up a reasonable fight) and went from 84 to 31 in 3 months. Now 32 after 6 months. I went from 84 to 56 in 6 weeks. I eat low carb and what I call "healthy fat". I counted carbs...

Pre-eclampsia & gestational diabetes diagnosed 5.5 years ago at same time (hospitalised at 34 weeks). This was after an easy pregnancy up to that point. Lots is stress (work & then marriage break up), also depression probably for 12 months and maybe more, but only recently diagnosed...

I think a better way to think of it is "low carb / healthy fat". There are plenty of athletes who eat this way - including my sister who competes in Ironman. Check out some sites like "Mikes Daily Apple".

Hope that you and your family are safe and well. I've been thinking the same thing recently - but since I live in New Zealand it's about earthquakes. We are advised to have an at home disaster kit (personal supplies for 5 days) and a grab and go bag. Issue being that long life foods tend to be...