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Morning all. I'm not even sure if I have insulin resistance but I keep reading (and hearing from my diabetes nurse) that 1 unit of rapid acting insulin should bring down BG by 2 or 3 mmol but that doesn't seem to be the case for me. EG. Last night, as I was running slightly high I took 4...

I got back from A&E as my sugar levels were high (around 15mmol) and I kept getting the alarm on my CGM so thought I should get checked out. They tested my blood, said it was around the 12 mark and lowering and said i had no ketones and sent me home. However, since coming back hme I've had...

I feel like I'm just flailing around in the dark. Initially (I was diagnosed about 6 weeks ago aged 55 having gone into DK). I was taking 14 units of Lantus first thing in the morning and 4 units of Novorapid before each meal and eating low carb and was 97-100% in range. I was managing...

Hi - I was diagnosed with Type 1 a month ago after being hospitalised - am aged 55 and this came as a shock as I have no history. However, am now on insulin and been following a low carb diet, just protein and green veggies with nuts, eggs etc since leaving hospital. My CGM says my A1C is...

Hello - I am 55 and was rushed to hospital the week before last with DKA. I was told I now have type 1 as a result of a virus and to say my world has been turned upside down is an understatement. I feel terribly depressed and like I am at the foot of a mountain I just don't want to climb. I...