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    Unexpected weight gain

    I've been on insulin for over a year now and weight was steadily increasing, despite that I'm doing sports almost every day (running/gym) and on very low carb diet. 80 kg at the dx and now 92. I'm on Toujeo (18-20u) + NovoRapid (rarely) Is it normal? What can I do? Should I switch Toujeo to...
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    Is this safe?

    I'm on LCHF, but I still want to have min daily amount of carbs. Is doing something like this safe? I'm doing a little bit more basal that it's needed to keep bg steady, for instance if my bg was 6.0 at some point, it then slowly drops to around 4.5 (in 3-4 hours). Then I eat some carbs...
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    Unsure what type am I

    I've been diagnosed about 2 months ago and doctors are still unsure what type I am. I'm 28, not overweight, doctor did all types of antibodies testing (GAD, ICA and others) and all negative, C-peptide 0.18, after meal 0.54. Right now glucose levels are 5.0-6.0, rarely go above 6.0 (I'm on LCHF...
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    Is diabetes still developing if hba1c is normal?

    If I manage to keep my hba1c in normal level (as healthy person has) is diabetes still developing? i.e do I still have larger chance of various deceases than healthy people? I didn't find answer for this anywhere, and answer from my endocrinologist was very round.
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    Stem cells treatment

    How is this Swiss Medica offers type 1 treatment "without side effects and rejection"? http://startstemcells.com/diabetes-type1-treatment.html Is it even possible? Is it different from islet transplant? I didn't find any research papers regarding trials of stem cells in US or somewhere else.
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    Arm falling asleep during the night

    I've been diagnosed about 1.5 month ago, and since then every day one of my arms is "falling asleep" during the night - i.e became numb so that I wake up. Is it related to diabetes somehow? This only happens when I sleep, I did not notice any symptoms during the day. Also I do not remember this...
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    Some questions from newbie

    Hi, I'm 28, not obese, was diagnosed about 1.5 months ago, but doctors are still unsure what type am I, probably type 1, but not certain. I was diagnosed at 19 mmol/l, accidentally, without any usual symptoms. Initially was diagnosed with type 1 and after being on small rapid-acting insulin...
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