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I use a half-unit pen for Novorapid, and this was available on prescription so your surgery/doctor should be able to sort this for you. To folk who (like me) are insulin sensitive, a half unit of insulin can make a huge difference between managing and over-correction. I was warned by the nurses...

Hi @Fido78 I agree that lchf is the main player. My usual day gives me 10g at breakfast, a zero carb lunch, between 0-30g at teatime, and 0-10g at bedtime depending on levels. Lots of fresh berries and nuts, oatcake for snacks. Plenty of greens and salads. Must get back on the smoothies!

I am still in honeymoon as yet, but can definitely state that if I get a spike in BG of over 7.5, the skin on my hands and extremities will dry up, split and crack within hours, and it takes a full fortnight before they are fully healed again. Regular moisturising and tight control has been the...

I was told that if you're GAD positive you're definitely T1. However, being GAD negative does NOT mean you are definitely a different Type. I too am GAD negative, but am diagnosed T1.5 LADA in honeymoon. My consultant tells me that the medics are coming to the realisation that the different...

Just to update from my previous post; I 'celebrated' my first 12 months since diagnosis in November, and took the family out for a meal (low carb of course) to celebrate. Looking back at how ill I was, I'm so grateful to be still here today. I've done just over six months on lchf, and wow, what...

Is this the one for doing the hypo quiz? I completed it early on, but no wristband ever arrived. I just thought there must have been a funding problem?