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Not sure I understand what you mean by biz. Sounds like if your bg was rocketing you took insulin after you ate whatever caused the spike. Correct ? Is it OK to take insulin without eating anything right after injection in order to correct high bg as a result of what you ate an hour or 2...

From what I understand, insulin and carbs have to be balanced. Too much insulin for the amount of carbs eaten and bg falls, too little insulin for the amount of carbs eaten and bg spikes. For me, it also depends on the type of carbs. Starch spikes me for ages whereas I'm good with fruit...

Actually, I don't know what those tests are for. In the first month I was doing tests every week so maybe I did them. My general was sending me for so many tests that I got totally fed up with it and don't want to see another Dr for a very long time (except for the endo to renew my...

Thank you everyone for all your replies. It’s great to have people to talk to about all this. I'm haven't been able to wrap my head around all the terminology and numbers yet but it's a great journey and gave me the courage to retire, quit pursuing the money thing and get down to the...

I was advised that 50% of what I eat should be starch, which I quickly realized was not working at all for me. I went "lower" carb and higher protein and fat. I'm not a total low carb as I usually eat 100 to 150 carbs a day but it's all from veggies and some fruit. I use fruit to prevent...

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Hello Everyone, I was diagnosed 2 months ago with Type 1 and I am 63 years old ! (I feel very young though, probably younger than my kids.) I was wondering if anyone out there has been diagnosed Type 1 around this age.At first my general doctor said I was Type 2 because of my age, but when I...

My endo said to take the number of carbs and subtract the number for fiber from that to get net carbs.

Hello ! This is my first posting. I have related to nearly everything I have read here and it makes me feel stronger to know I am not alone with all the confusion. I was diagnosed early August 2018 with type 1 and have been obsessed with all the glucose readings ups and downs and what I am...