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Hi Firstcalss, I also weight train and have come across this problem myself. I am also Type 1 - over 20 years now. Alot of diabetics experience this problem whilst weight training and it is due to hormones that are released when you put your body under stress(fight or flight). This causes...

Hi tbcgaz, I am a 38 year old male Type 1 who has been following a low carb, less than 30g per day, diet for several months now. I do not play Rugby but I do weight train and cycle quite a bit. I do not take any extra carbs pre or post training and generally I find that my levels stay within a...

Could anyone please explain why you need so much less Basal Insulin when on a Low Carb Diet? My understanding is that the Basal Insulin takes care of the Glucose put into the bloodstream by the Liver - so why would this production reduce whilst low carbing? Just posting this question out of...

Just interested to know of anyone who follows a low carb regime whilst using a pump. I have adopted the low carb approach for several months now - max 50g carbs per day- and have had great success - although there has been in the odd lapse here and there. I am currently on Basal/Bolus regime...

Hi Avi, The rise in BG could be down to a combination of things but I am sure the proximate casue will be down to your body coverting the protein in your breakfast to glucose. I would normally inject 2-3 units of Humulin S with my breakfast of bacon & eggs. Best of luck, Fletch.

thanks also hanadr. Paul.

Thanks Fergus. I must admit to feeling better at the moment exercising on low carb, I am glad that putting in the extra miles does not have to mean eating extra carbs. Out of interest Fergus roughly how many carbs do you normally eat per day. Like I say I try and eat less than 50g per day but...

Hi, Just wondered how others tackled exercise whilst following a low carb diet. I typically eat less than 50g of carbs per day and at the moment do not take on any extra carbs pre exercise - I usually just eat a little extra Protein/Fat post exercise in the form of Soft Cheese rolled up in ham...

try this - does involve eggs I am afraid but please try it you will not be dissapointed: Ingredients: 2 Eggs 4 or 5 medium strawberries double cream dribble of vanilla essence 1oz full fat cream cheese. Artificial sweetener - powder. - 2 teaspoons. method. 1. heat the cream cheese for...

don't be embarrassed sandy - I assure you that you are not alone with this - I think quite a lot of us Diabetics have been there. I actually did a DAFNE course a few weeks ago and this subject came up and I can tell you that everyone on that course had sufferred with Thrush at one time or...

thanks for that - have now ordered som Vit D3 - 90 caps for £9.00. Does anyone know if this seems reasonable? I am thrifty so if I can get them cheaper elsewhere I would be intertested to know for future reference.

I am very interested in this topic Patch. I have been following a low carb plan for several weeks and during the week stick to a very low carb regime - like you less than 30g per day. I know when I am in ketosis as my wife says she can smell it on my breath - has a certain sweetness which...

I thought you fellow low carbers might enjoy this little poem - stumbled on it on another site - it is not my work I am afroad. Enjoy. "You are what you eat." What a silly expression. It gives the unwary a quite wrong impression. I ate up my cabbage as child and adult But making me green was...

I am trying to purchase some Vitamin D and just wanted to ask if it is the D2 or D3 that i should be looking at. also, does anyone know of a reliable source from which to purchase the supplement - I have tried a few health shops locally(I am in Manchester) and they don't seem to stock them...

Just interested in knowing what a trypical days eating plan looks like for fellow Low Carbers. I will start with mine from yesterday: B/Fast: Smocked Mackerall with a few prawns - mayonniase dressing. Lunch: Chicken/Ham Salad with a little cheese - French Dressing. Dinner: Beefburger with...

Hi Shaun, I think the problem you have is that you do not have enough circulating insulin when you begin your run..often the Liver releases stored glugose/Glygogen into the bloodstream in response to the body being put under stress(fight or flight) as we diabetics do not produce insulin to...

I am type 1 Diabetic following a low carb diet approach and am interested to find out what supplements, if any, people are taking to supplement a low carb diet. I try to stick to below 50g per day carbs. Daily menu looks something like this: B/Fast - Bacon/eggs/mushrooms - fried in butter...

Thank you both for your replies, I have a question for Fergus. You mention that you sometimes eat a little more before you exercise - would that be in the form of a little more carbohydrate or do you stick with the low carb options - eg. more protein or veggies etc. What type of insulin do you...

Hello, I am a 38 year old Type 1 following a low carb diet. -Actually back to following a low carb diet as I fell of the wagon - however I am determined to make this a way of life and so have been back to low carbing - under 50g per day - for the last 2 weeks. My question relates to exercise...

Hello, I am Type 1 following a low carb diet. - actually back to following a low carb diet as I fell of the wagon - however I am determined to make this a way of life and so have been back to low carbing - under 50g per day - for the last 2 weeks. My question relates to exercise whilst...