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Just a thought but I've been struggling with a stomach bug for the last few days and really haven't been up to eating at all and I settled on ice-cream as, at least, I could keep it down without feeling too awful. Usually I just try to struggle on with my same eating regime amending insulin...

Hi everyone, I'm racing the UK Ironman this year and I'd really like to raise some money for diabetics along the way. I raised £2,500+ last year doing the Ironman 70.3. I'm writing a blog about general thoughts and training for the race at www.notintherightbody/blogspot.com (something like...

OK, I'm confused. Fergusc got me thinking, as he said that he only takes in about 30g carbohydrate a day; given that this is supposed to be about 50% of food intake a day for a healthy diet (35% fat and 15% protein - not exact and not perfect for everyone I appreciate). However, does that mean...

Did anyone read the article in the Daily Mail about the 'holy grail' that TB vaccinations could cure type 1 diabetes. With good control I'm sure I'd be the last to get any help but a bit of optimism never did any harm did it?

Anyone else get utterly bizarre readings? On Sunday I had hotpot with three white barmcakes, took 6 units of rapid and had a final reading of 7.3. However, yesterday I had exactly the same food, even from the same sized container, took 7 units and my reading was 10.3 - go figure? Needless to...

Hi all, I've been type 1 diabetic for about four years now. I used to do about 6hrs of exercise a week until last year when I stepped it up to between 6 and 10 to start competing in triathlon. This year I've moved onto longer distance racing and train between 7 - 14hrs. However, I used take...