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Thankyou so much for the replies … I have to respond to the low alarm because my consultant doesn’t believe I can get the non- diabetic hba1c results without lots of hypos & if I don’t get out of bed to raise the false lows (& do a fingerprick & record the reading as proof that I’m not running...

I’ve had type 1 for 6.5 years and maintain non- diabetic levels through eating low carb & mdi. My partner ( of 5 years) has recently said they can’t cope with the restrictions it places on our life ( because when we eat out I need restaurants where I can get protein & lots of green veg/ salad...

I always bolus for protein … the Libre shows that I need to inject about 3 hours after eating meat, chicken or cheese . I usually need to then inject again an hour later and then again an hour after that. Pork is the hardest for me as it seems to release for about 5 hours so needs a number of...

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Couldn’t understand why I went high after lunch & dinner & why correction doses brought me down so slowly - then discovered I’ve put a Levemir cartridge in my pen instead of Novarapid. I usually I inject 13 units of Levemir ( 7 in the morning & 6 at night) but since 14.00 I’ve injected 14.5...

I have self funded for 3 years & along with low carb & exercise maintain non- diabetic levels ( Type 1) & thus I don’t qualify ☹️

Mine is 36 ( 5.4) I very rarely go below 4.0 but get this overall average because I rarely go above 8. I eat low carb and thus use minimum insulin so rise and fall very slowly and monitor my levels with the Freestyle Libre as well as finger pricking ( so pre-empt and prevent hypos of going...

Thank you - just what I needed! Much appreciated.

Hello, as relative newbie I'd appreciate some advice. I've had a really bad cough/cold/sore throat and been laid up in bed for 5 days. My blood sugar levels keep rising and I'm been using extra Novorapid ( hourly - 2 hourly injections in between meals of 1/2 or 1 unit : am being cautious so I...

Porridge used to spike me too ... I now halve the amount of oats ( just 15 grams) & make my porridge with almond milk & add Greek yoghurt ( or soya yogurt ), pumpkin & sunflower seeds , flaxseed, walnuts & a few raspberries . I bolus 45 mins before eating ( I have a libre so can see when the...

I was diagnosed a year ago (aged 54) & was devastated. Counselling helped & I then decided to look on my disease as a health & fitness challenge : I read Bernstein's guide to normal blood sugars & researched online to work out what I needed to do to be fit & healthy. I have to look on my...

Thank you for the replies... I've checked with the Libre and I'm absolutely level ( around 5 all night) . It does seem to make a difference if I do half an hour's exercise ( cycling) late in the evening and I realised the rapid rise co-incides with me having reduced my Lantus from 11 ( I raised...

Ah, that's helpful. I have been low carbing since the 3rd week of diagnosis ( I'd not eaten wheat for years and the starchy diet that the DSN recommended made managing my BG impossible - I bought Bernstein's guide & stick with under 60 grams of carbs a day which does keep me pretty steady). But...

Hi, I'm 9 months since diagnosis with Type 1, have been fairly steady ( latest HBA1C was 5.5%) but the past week or so I'm finding I wake with a fasting BG of around 5.8 which stays the same if I stay in bed (!) but as soon as get up and start to move around it shoots up to 7+ before I've had...

Hi Jason, I was surprised to see so few signatures and surprised that so few folk considered it to be useful - I've found it amazing - really helps me prevent highs and lows ( rather than correcting them after the event) and is really helping me learn what works for my body and what doesn't...

Hello Glucose Hugs... I've only had Type 1 for 10 months so not qualified to 'advise' ( my second HbA1C was 6.4 and my most recent 5.5) but for what it's worth, when I was diagnosed I was so frustrated by the inaccurate advice I was given ( set insulin dose that was far too high, told to eat...

Ah... but I really appreciated your reassurance.. and the hug!

I have the same problem . It's great for knowing if I'm rising or falling but today, for eg, when I'm poorly & thinking I'm doing really well with a steady 3 hours of 7.1, I just finger pricked & I'm 9.5!

Thank you. I'stayed stable at 6.7 all night. Ketones seem to be 0.5 now and no more sickness. The sick day advice ( that I've read) confused me because it said to eat carbohydrate snacks ( including ice -cream and fizzy drinks which I never touch ) so I was afraid of going really low because I'd...

Thank you. It's the first time I've been ill since diagnosis & I didn't know how my blood sugar would react. Have stayed stable around 7.1, stopped being sick and looks as thought ketones have dropped to the 0.5 level. Will ring DSN at 09.00. Thank you for the reply (7 the link)