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Thanks all. Bloods are sitting at 6.3, so no need to bolus. I hope i feel better soon, too, but not eating has given great results.

Hi everyone. I have been really under the weather for 5 days now with no sign of improving at this stage. I'm type 1 and keeping a close eye on my blood...everything seems fine. I've been unable to eat a thing since Sunday so have developed ketones which I'm ok with. Is it dangerous to not...

I am absolutely dumbfounded that anyone thinks it's wrong to inject in public, especially those of you taking insulin! You should be ashamed of yourself for having that attitude!

Had my hba1c today! Down to 52!!! Wasn't expecting it to be quite so low (compared to where I've been), but I'm bloody proud of that!

Hi all, I am not a big drinker. Weddings, special events and the odd weekend (once every few months at most) are really the only times. Been diagnosed T1 for 8 months now, and since ive been on insulin, ive experienced something odd. Ive had 4 drinking sessions this year, 3 big events, and 1...

Awwww man. I miss my old life of huge plates of pasta with garlic bread. I think it would be much worse having it from childhood, though. I had 32 years without worrying, so having to think about it through my teens, to me, would have been horrific.

I keep a fairly decent log of everything, most days. I eat eggs very often and dont bolus, and usually theres no increase. I havent really checked with much else as there is always a secondary ingredient, veg etc. Cheers for the encouragement, @Jaylee...ill get it eventually.

Absolutely. Thanks so much. Plus, @zand, sucking eggs is carb free. Haha. I'll take any help with getting control. Totally agree on the liver dump being affected, I'm hopeful that I will get the hang of it quickly, and get rid of some of these highs. Cutting the amount of insulin I need is so...

Cheers, Azure! I think I'm going to try sticking with the low carb, but adding the Metformin in. Losing weight is a priority, and will hopefully help with the IR in time. I'll report back once I've got some results!

Do you think this would help? I thought the more carbs, the worse it would be?

It's been a while and I've cut carbs to between 15g and 50g a day to see how I get on. I think the resistance is getting worse. I've asked for slow release metformin as my first option now. I've read up on what options I have and feel I'd like to try this first. Here's hoping I see some...

Diagnosed at 32. I'm still 32!!

Hi @GrantGam1337 - I take Levemir at 8am, and 10pm. I've only just recently (last few days) cut carbs right back to hopefully get a better view of my tolerance etc, and currently it looks like my Levemir runs out at about 10 hours, but also doesn't start working for the first 2.5 hours. On...

It's a horrible feeling going that low! I woke up late one Saturday a month or so ago, took my insulin for breakfast but got caught up with something - an hour and a bit later I felt AWFUL - tested and was 1.5! Severely panicked, ate a full bag of Jelly babies and never missed breakfast after...

125 6 months ago - now down to 67! Next target in 3 months is 53! fingers crossed...

Thanks @tpaz! I have plenty of fat everywhere for it to work! haha! I tried the arms once - found it so awkward, so never tried again! On another note - my signature got updated right away - but HBA1C went from 85 in January, to 67 yesterday! I'm so pleased with that - although I wasn't...

Thanks all - and sorry for the late reply. I've got the hospital today, so get my HBA1C done! Fingers crossed it's below 80! That's my target. Yesterday, I took the same amount of insulin as I did on Friday, with exactly the same food - and had 2 hypos mid afternoon! I'm not getting it - but...

Hi all, Not been on here in a while due to just getting on with it, but think I need some advice! I'm finding I'm having to inject more and more insulin to keep me low, regardless of what I eat. I have put on a few stone since becoming T1, but my doses have changed to reflect this. I feel...

I too didn't know you could miss something off...well, without it causing a problem trying to get it added back on. I get: 10 Levemir pens 10 Novorapid pens 350 test strips 10 ketone test strips 400 4mm needles 200 lancets And one of those needle slicers...can't remember what it's actually...

Hi @JRW Just out of curiosity, were you informed to only inject Levemir once daily, or did you decide it was best for yourself? Do you do it AM or PM, and does it keep you steady through the 24 hours?