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I get it. Restricting myself to eating "fruit, veggies, meat and fish" sounds like a perfect diet for diabetics, of course. Problem is if I followed such diet I'd have spend all my day eating like a gorilla. Wheat covers almost 50% of my daily calories and I'd love to get rid of it, but how? I'm...

I mean it in a way where I start to lose my masculine role. I tried to loosen up and take this less seriously. Don't get me wrong, I'm not the kind of person who will just ignore my disease and go days without taking insulin (that only happened once when I ran out of insulin for 12 hours, and by...

I hate to bother you all again. She wants to restrict me to eating fruit, veggies, meat and fish. Period. No wheat, nothing. Granted that I do eat excessive carbs, but believe me the first thing I did after diagnosis is to try to clean up my diet. I have made some strict restrictions, but got...

I will keep this in mind. Thank you. I've heard about this.... treating the crew right, and you will get the same in return. It's just that I felt awkward to start a chat and didn't wanted to be rude, taking time away from people who may really need it. But hey, now I will need it. Besides it...

This is the most helpful answer! Thank you so much! This may very well be the root cause of my struggles. And yes, I do have bruises.

Yes and no Ma'am. I change sites with each injection, but do not vary usual sites 2 inches apart. Nobody told me that I should. My MD knew about my plans of flying overseas, and he was okay with it. My diabetic doc agreed too, even encouraged me that it would greatly benefit me to clear out my...

Yes, I'm borderline overweight I think. I haven't lost a pound since I got diagnosed. Well, actually I gained some pounds the weeks after diagnosis, but remained the same ever since. It's weird because prior my diagnosis I had bouts of losing/gaining each year, but not with T1. You know I could...

Thank you for the encouraging words. Would you mind sharing your experiences with long flights and preparation etc. ? It would be a life saver. Thank you so much!

I and my wife lived in a happy marriage up until the point where I got diagnosed with this disease. I remember the first time I was sent home with "DKA-high" levels and shown how to inject myself. So after I done that, I was relieved that it was so easy and painless. Fast forward a year, now I...

I think it was a thread on Topix, but not sure. I cannot serve with any proof. 27 as an age of onset has popped up lots and lots of times and it's likely just a coincidence. Oh well. I wonder if brittle diabetes and/or no family history are more prevalent in one age group than another? I seem...

27 seems to be the magic number. No matter where I look, chances are far greater that an individual with T1D was diagnosed at 27. I'm not even the first to see this pattern, and there was a discussion about this outside this forum. So what is with 27? For a long time I tried to believe that...

I was diagnosed after going through the most stressful period of my life (marital problems). I lost my Dad as a teen and that was extremely stressful to me, but the past 2 years have brought me to my knees like nothing before. We have a news anchor in my home country who is type 1. She tells...

I know this may sound silly, but how's your teeth? A while back I read a post that unexplainable changes in your blood sugar levels can be either caused by honeymoon or dental issues. Not saying it's 100% truth, but inflammation is inflammation - can't argue with that! Any gingivitis or plaque...

Oh yeah! There were times when stress DOUBLED my reading. Especially after a big meal when one should be aiding his/her stomach to digest instead of stressing and creating more and more adrenaline. I couldn't figure out why I had a 7.0 from the same meal that gave me 13.0 the other day same...

I don't think I used the correct amount of insulin (now that I look back). It's one of those "reality check" days... :sour:

Sorry I forgot to mention that I only drink water. Alcohol maybe once every 2 years... no soda, no cola etc.

I've been eating carbs and protein together (sandwich with ham or salami) for so long on top of healthier meals that I completely forgot that eating carb alone is a fatal mistake. I'm so upset and angry at myself. But for example last week I gave in to cravings and ordered a medium sized pizza...

I'm trying not to have a nervous breakdown here. I've never seen anything like this before. I usually check my blood sugar on a finger of my left hand, and although I do venture into 12-s during the day, but I manage to keep things strict enough that I haven't been above 13 since the beginning...

Thanks! Must start with lighter exercises such as walking and pushups. Pushups are considered light exercise for me because I have dip- and pull up bars at home.

Thank you! Looking forward to lower my insulin intake with diet and exercise. Someone has to do it!