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Hi @sugarshy Fasting does work for some people, so don't discount it straight away. It doesn't for me as a rule, so I tend to eat regularly and benefit from BGs in the 4/5's throughout the day and in the 6's first thing in the morning with the usual liver dump. I find a high fat snack at...

I am T1 on LCHF and no longer requiring insulin [emoji1303] OK so I'm actually diagnosed T1.5 but that's only a number! My consultant is now convinced that this is NOT a honeymoon as first thought, but is a direct result/benefit of going with a LCHF lifestyle. I've now read the book Diabetes...

Hi @Tracie1212 If you have completed your DAFNE course, you should have been taught about altering your ratios? It may be that you need to adjust your last injection of the day to help prevent you going hypo during the night. Even during my course I was 'running better' with a nighttime BG of...

@mariavontrapp Symptoms of low carb flu are headaches and nausea and a few shivers - just as you get with normal flu; only this was over completely in 2-3 days and is simply as your body switches from running on carbs to running on fat. I looked as it as a kind of 'reset'. Having read up on it...

Well done, fantastic news

This was one of the issues which took me to the docs in the first place just prior to diagnosis. It was when manoeuvring a large vehicle with even larger trailer using a balanced clutch that my leg muscles cramped up to the point of extreme pain and unable to walk - all pretty alarming at the...

Hi @rob_o welcome to the forum. You sound to have been introduced to D in a similar way to me; yet 2 1/2 years on there is still some debate as to whether I am T1 / T1.5 / T2 . It doesn't bother me as to which type I am, I've been on a T1 DAFNE course which taught me to carb count - which...

These pouches were on offer in Asda the other week, and I did try a couple of packets. If you were hoping for a true cauliflower taste you'd have been disappointed, but as other posters have said, if you add other flavours they are fine to bulk out a meal. Personally, I will make my own next...

@Reddog I have found that intense pain = stress = raised BGs, but they were unpredictable, and I didn't alter my insulin because of it, simply noted in my diary the apparent reasoning for the elevation for those periods. I take 1000mg of Glucosamine Sulphate daily and this keeps the pain in...

@GrantGam Yes, that was the point of my post - I hadn't considered the use of a pump as I have no experience of such. However, it has made for some interesting replies!:woot:

With this years tree pollen being quite high round here, I'd been into our pharmacist to find out what antihistamine would be safe to take (as I've not needed any in years)? I've taken Loratadine for the past 3.5 weeks to great effect with my hay fever, but without realising the cause (until...

Hi @Vyewalker Yes, more so irritability when BGs were high rather than out and out anger - but everyone deals with it differently. Now with good control, all those things are well in the past

I see on the news last night and this morning, the reporters are all passing comments on Mrs May looking awkward ting a cone of chips on her campaign trail yesterday; however no-one yet has linked it to her T1, and I would expect she would not want to eat too many and risk a spike in her BGs...

I generally change mine with every use. Occasionally I may reuse one once or twice but that is more by accident than the norm. However, with immunity compromised, and with me working/living in a high-risk environment, I value my relatively good health above the cost of a few lancets.

I agree this can be frustrating. With most of the other forums I frequent (and moderate on), the moderators send you a PM to explain why they have amended your post and how to avoid it in the future. However that doesn't seem to happen on this forum which is a shame. It has at times, put me off...

When changing from a standalone lancet device to the built-in finger-pricker on the AccuChek Mobile, I found I needed LESS depth rather than more. Hence I went from the maximum 5 setting, to a much more reasonable setting 2. As others have said; ensure your hands are clean dry and warm, sides...

@NatJS Don't look at it as a cheat, but perhaps a monthly treat? With the large gap between treats your body will have adjusted to going 'without', and I think you will be surprised at how you see these foods in a different light. Certainly I have 'tried' foods and treats I used to adore when...

Hello @elation80 and welcome to the forum. @daisy1 will be along shortly with some general D info. Whilst I was getting my sugars down early on, I found an oatcake or two with a bit of cheese for supper would give me that slight rise I wanted to avoid night-time hypos. There's no one fix which...

Up just after 6am most days (sometimes earlier), usually berries nuts and double cream/yoghurt with a cup of tea. Quick run with the dogs, then off to work. If I get hungry (rarely), I always have either pork scratchings or some cheese at work, or even a coffee with double cream, but don't...

I tend to have a regular black coffee with a large dollop of double cream. It's so filling that I have no need for anything to eat, and can keep me feeling full for a few hours. If folk want to overload their own systems with massive carbs - then that's up to them. They may not be diabetic now...