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Hi Brianna, I am only new to this as I was quite recently diagnosed but I have found the Diabetics Athletes Handbook quite useful. What I have discovered through my training is that I need much less basal insulin on days I train as well as much less fast-acting insulin. I also eat a carb-based...

A physiotherapist would probably be the best next step as they will be able to ascertain what the injury/ pain is from, do some deep tissue work on the injury and recommend some exercises to prevent it from happening again.

From my experience, it was quite useful to know that I was a slow onset type 1, rather than the type 2 they initially thought I was. After 4 years after being diagnosed with slow onset type 1, my fasting blood sugars went from 7mmol/l to 16mmol/l overnight, and rather than mess around with...

Thanks Torq for your advice - when I say hypo - below 4.0. Why it's a worry for me is that if my lunch ends up being delayed due to meetings or work calls and I can't eat it at 12:30pm, I end up having a hypo within the next 30 minutes and from my reading of how Novorapid works, it shouldn't be...

Thanks, I think I am going to do some basal testing over the next few weeks on rest days. The diabetes nurse called me this afternoon after I emailed her and suggested dropping to 2 units of Levemir each evening.

My endo is unsure of whether I am actually in a genuine honeymoon or if I'm quite insulin sensitive due to the amount of training/ sport that I do. I train 10 hours a week for my sport and then another 3 hours a week commuting by bicycle. I guess what I am wondering is how best to deal with the...

Hi there, I was diagnosed a month ago with Type 1 diabetes and I just have a question regarding Levemir. I train in the gym (lifting weights) 5 times a week, and cycle and walk everywhere. I carb count and match my insulin with ratios (ranging from 1:50 for breakfast, 1:30 for lunch and...