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    absolutely gutted

    I have just opened a letter from the eye screening people telling me they have found "evidence of early diabetic changes" :( I am so gutted. I have only had type 1 2 1/2 years and I have always had excellent hbA1cs - currently 5.6. I'm always the "star patient" when I go to the hospital...
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    how much fat is too much fat???

    hello I've been trying out low carb lately and fallen flat on my face like every time I try it!!! I'm getting about 1100 calories a day which might just be why I end up bingeing on carbs :oops: Also depressed and no energy. thing is, just can't seem to get the calories up. I'm vegan, so...
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    insulin/DAFNE and low carb

    thanks everyone for your help on the other low carb questions I posted, much appreciated :D To those of you who are type 1, I'm wondering how this all fits in with the whole DAFNE approach? I assumed that if you have a meal without carbs, you don't take any Novorapid - that has worked for me...
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    some questions...

    dear low carbers I am type 1 on levemir/novorapid and have been dabbling in low-er carbs. At the moment I like my fruit too much to be low, low carb! I would say a "low carb" day for me would be about 100 grams. I have two main sticking points every time I try: Number 1 is starch/sugar/junk...