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That's a really interesting article. I have been wondering for some time why insulin resistance has not been eliminated by natural selection. I thought it must have some purpose. I think it goes a bit far in some speculation (all the narrative about seasons and so on has limited application...

You may be getting stomach cramps from having a very high blood sugar. It seems like you should be on a basal-bolus regime by now, not just one injection a day. Your doctor is treating you as if you were a T2 diabetic. Ask for a referral to a diabetes clinic or an endocrinologist as a matter of...

That's clearly much better and it is a shame you were ever put on steroids in the first place. I have T1 and hypothyroidism too. T1 for 49 years. Hypothyroidism for 41 years. I suggest, respectfully, that the Metformin is good for now. Clearly you need to keep your blood sugars in the right...

6.8 before bed, 5.7 at breakfast Sent from my iPhone using DCUK Forum mobile app

Yes, it definitely does. I read a study the other day that said tracking a T1's blood sugars while they are in hospital (for any reason) takes 2 nursing hours per day. I considered it and concluded that I do in fact spend more than two waking hours per day on my diabetes. You need to include...

Halle Berry could be LADA. She might have been in honeymoon. I can't imagine even trying to explain that to the average journalist. But, yeah, T1 Bond would be great. Sent from my iPhone using DCUK Forum mobile app

Yes, it's the one. It's very useful. A lot of the stuff in it is just motivational, but it is great to read about T1s who eat massive carby breakfasts then work it all off without ANY insulin at all! Then a few units in the rest of the day. I have no intention of being such a pro-athlete. I'm...

Yes, and you are already a 50+ years survivor, aren't you? So the next time this type of research is done, there may be some people with better HbA1cs. I doubt if there will ever be 50+ survivors with high insulin resistance ( and high TDD). Sent from my iPad using DCUK Forum

I have been given to understand that a high blood sugar gives a false reading on a breathalyzer anyway. So I am not sure if that would excuse the OPs refusal. But I can't prove that idea. I just heard it/read it somewhere a long time ago. At 25 I feel tired, anxious and can't concentrate if...

I read yesterday that whey protein helps to lower LDL cholesterol (and so does exercise) so a whey shake might be a double good for a T1 as both the exercise and the whey act against the development of coronary heart disease (big killer of T1s later in life).

That does sound like hypoglycaemia. Maybe you should try testing before and after exercise. Or maybe it was plain old exhaustion!

I bought Diabetic Athlete's Handbook to deal with this. The writer gives lots of case studies of athletes and how they adapt their insulin and diet for different exercise types. it is really useful. There are two basic approaches: change what you eat or change your insulin doses, or combine the...

Hi Marie and welcome. There is a Forum for Parents on the site, where you will find lots of people in the same situation as you.

So that IS your diagnosis and the cure is very, very simple indeed. Forget changing your diet. Go to the gym. the single effective cure for insulin resistance is exercise, preferably weight bearing. The rest of your diet can stay the same as it was before you started hunting for a dietary "cure".

Questionnaire Gender: F Age: 54 Race: Caucasian Type: 1 Your age when you got it: 5 Cause: genetic tendency (sister was also diagnosed but at 33yo), possibly triggered by series of infections and treatment (antibiotics and adenoidectomy operation) Sent from my iPad using DCUK Forum

Check again in an hour. If it is going up, she probably didn't take it. If it is going down, she probably did. The odd rise is not going to kill her. Sent from my iPad using DCUK Forum

I wish journalists could get their offing grammar right on something like this: "More importantly, they say, they found that death rates dropped by between 11% and 19% among people who substituted saturated fats such as butter, lard and red meat for unsaturated fats such as olive oil, canola...

Yes, the study is NOT saying you can slack off with your control. It is a long-term study which shows, as far as possible, what are the actual physical characteristics of people who survive long term with T1. Some of those factors are outside our control (the longevity of our relatives, for...

If you are looking for books, I recommend Think Like a Pancreas. It is very readable and really helped me.

That is only two days' records so it is hard to judge well, but it may not be as bad as you feel right now. Your problem is clearly starting the day with a very high reading. Very high blood sugars complicate things because in themselves they increase insulin resistance and mess up your ratios...