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I'm a T1 and use porridge every morning. I use 50g and mix in blueberries. I then cover with natural yogurt. I then spread sunflower seeds on the yogurt and cover these with sesame seeds. I then sprinkle maple leaf syrup on this. I exercise on an exercise bike after breakfast and can have...

"you can eat what you want when you want as long as you have the insulin" I think if you add "as long as it's healthy", then I think the aforementioned statement would be 100% correct.

Ursula, I should have added that being diabetic doesnt restrict you from eating anything. I wouldn't however eat something that would be bad for a person, whether diabetic or not. I tend to eat only food which is beneficial to me. Also, banana is a no no for me, as it raises my blood sugar...

Ursula, All us diabetics are as different as chalk and cheese. In other words, what suits me may not necessarily suit someone else. We all have to find our own limits. I eat between 250g and 300g carbs per day and my weight is only 10stones. fortunately I burn carbs rather quickly so don't have...

There is no need to fall to bits. I've been a type1 diabetic for 50 years now and had a heart attack 18 years ago. I eat between 250g and 300g of carbs each day. I'm the same weight now that I was 40 years ago. All the food I eat i.e., Fruit, vegetables of all shapes and sizes, brown breads...

Hi Albannach, Have you tested your night time basals? I used to get this problem until I discovered that my basal requirements dropped drastically for the early hours of the morning, i.e. from midnight to 5am. When I reduced my basals for that period the problem was sorted. So increasing your...