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I can often eat a bag of crisps without it doing much to my blood sugar.A couple of squares of dark chocolate can work well too.I find berries also are good eg.blueberries raspberries.Good luck!

Pecan nuts are extremely low carb! Baby tomatoes.Avocado .Many veggies that grow above the ground..eg.Celery ,cucumber etc.

I was wrongly diagnosed type two btw at the beginning but then I was told I was type 1 and a half/ Lada .And within a couple of months my beta cells packed it in and full blown type 1!

I'm sorry you are going through a tough time.I got diagnosed at 48 ! It was very hard to get used to the idea of having diabetes and I cried many tears.But I found this site great and an Irish Facebook group I'm on invaluable.I wouldn't have coped without the advise and support I got from others...

My last hba1c was 5.8. I have always tested a LOT but now I also test 1 hour after eating( to catch any spike so it is brief) and correct then so that I will be in 7's range by 2 hours after meals .I have become more brave by trying to get down to 4's and 5's before meals though I used to be...

As in Lada of course I mean type 1 or 1 and a half or honeymooning type 1 or whatever your having yourself :-)!

Thanks for your reply :-)! Is the first one a blood test? And do I just ask at the clinic can I get these tests?thanks

I would like to hear the reason endo/ diabetes nurse have given to people that they are LADA rather than type 2?I am STILL struggling with this .. I have never been told "Yes u are 100% type 1( lada) and this is why..." My gp registered me for a course. It was for type 2 ,but organiserof the...

Its so frustrating isnt it wiserkurtious?..I haven't had an explanation that I can understand as to why they think Im type 1 or 1 1/2(lada) . My last doc doent seem to like saying 1 1/2 so called me type 1. .

My insulin requirement has changed and I take a lot more insulin now then I did when I first began using insulin My ratio now is 1 unit/ 6 carbs when at first it was 1unit /17 carbs and I'm also taking basal insulin now of 10 units in the morning and 10 in the evening. Does that mean if I was to...

Thanks for reply.Sorry u were hospitalised. Must have been a scary time! Sounds like honeymoon period perhaps that u were able to come off insulin :)

Thankyou for posting that .Very good article!

I would be very interested to read also any links and would wish if there was a definitive test that people like me who were diagnosed supposedly wrongly at first could be offered! :)

Sound great :-) Do u make or buy them?

Thanks for explaining it all again.I'm obviously a bit slow on the uptake regarding all of this . Its frustrating in a way that my GAD is negative as it seems to be the one defining factor. I dont know why I feel its so important to know and when I try discuss it with the professionals they hmm...

Thanks for replying with all that info and No diagnosis is not really impacting on my treatment as I am on insulin and managing my blood sugars well! Thanks again :-)

Thanks for your reply Caterpillar

I know this is discussed a lot here .Lots of great explanations but I still dont" get it". I have this yearning need to know if I am definitely a type 1 1/2. Ive been told I am ,but I still dont get how they know. . My GAD test is negative for antibodies. I know I have posted on this before so...

Can you elaborate on the symptoms you experienced BeccyB and how did you come to know it was folic acid deficiency ?Was it a full blood count test or a specialised test to check for folic acid alone?Thanks for your reply