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My BMI is 52 and I never thought I would be able to say this, but thanks to advice on this forum I have taken control and my new low carb diet has paid off. Three weeks in and I have lost 9 pounds. I am thrilled! I hope this is going to be the start of a new phase in my life.

Just wanted to check in and say that, two weeks in, I have lost half a stone and my bg readings have gone from regular daily 10-12s to 5-6s...I am amazed and thrilled. Won't lie...I'm craving pizza sometimes ;)

Thank you! It is very reassuring just to know that others have been through similar things. I weighed again today and put on a couple of pounds, despite absolute strictness to LCHF principles. Very frustrating. I'm really trying and I know it's only been a week, but I feel I need results quick...

Ok, it's been nearly 5 days now and I would KILL for carbs. I'm even having chocolate and cake cravings which I don't usually go for. It's hard to keep on the straight and narrow right now...

Hello, I am recently diagnosed type 1 as well and I asked my diabetic nurse this exact question recently. She said to only snack on very low carb options and definitely not to inject any extra insulin between meals, as I was doing that when eating carbs snacks. Hope that helps :)

I coped well with the starvation feelings to be honest, as I planned a few really really busy work days to distract me from it all! Thanks so much for the links...I will take a look definitely. I'm snacking on olives and peanuts and babybel mostly. I hope this is right...

I've just started to follow a LCHF diet because my bmi is over 50 and I am type1. I've started to radically change my life. It's about time!! I have lost 6 pounds in three days...is this normal? I am delighted, of course, but would be grateful for some reassurance. Is this too much? I am also a...

Hi - I am relatively recently diagnosed type 1, age 34 and have a terribly high bmi of over 50. I've sat and let my diabetes get out of control and my weight take over. Ive just been through the diabetes.co.uk 30 day meal plan and decided on 7 days of low carb veggie meals. Put in my food...

I am having some issues with snacking too...I'm on a similar insulin regime and I have been told not to snack in between meals unless having a hypo. Is this true? It's driving me crazy, I'm starving all the time and when I cave and eat something I don't know what to do about injecting more to...

Hi, thanks for the help in bumping up my post! I have been through phases of not taking meds for both conditions, though I have always taken insulin with meals, I have often failed to take the longer lasting one in the evening. It's like I have a desire to self destruct that is hard to control...

Hi - I'm struggling to take control of my T1 diabetes and I am also bipolar, which affects so much of how I deal with my meds, insulin, my motivation to take care of myself and my relationship with food. Is there anyone else out there in a similar position? I have a supportive husband but...

Thank you! That is so helpful.

I am 34 and I found out two days ago that I was reassessed in 2012 and my diagnosis was changed from T2 to T1 diabetes whilst in hospital and not one of the doctors I was seeing told me about it. I was diagnosed in 2010 with T2 and was put on insulin injections after my hospital admission in...