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G'day, I'm T1, but Basil refers to a long term background insulin lasting approximately 1 day, where-as Bolus it typically a mealtime dose of faster acting insulin. Ahhhh probably obvious but you take it via an injection using a syringe or insulin pen. Good for? Basil insulin smoothes out...

Hummus & carrot sticks. Hummus is about 5-6g per 50g serving. Carrots are 7g per 100g.

Yes Pinewood, I've had these a few times (glad it's not just me :***: ), typically about 12 hours after (4am) an intense/extreme exercise session e.g. a days skiing, when you're normally sedentary. What I've put it down to is your body is using your glucose stores to repair/recover abnormal...

Back in the old school world of finger pricking, I just went to my Boots pharmacy and they could only supply 100 test strips due to supply problems ... ??? and they were rationing ... no further detail was/could be provided. For what it's worth it might pay to order early?

No-one's mentioned the other type of hypo i.e. Nocturnal Hypo's. None of my medical team has ever raised the topic and as I don't know of any T1's I've just had to learn/experience them on my own. There is no sense of "Panic" (or "crashing" as I call it) and no sense of the "Zombie" urgency...

Low-Carb, HbA1c 38, & was told off - more risk of Hypo's. In my 30+ years of T1 experience, Quacks do more harm than good, they're clueless.

Ha ha, I call it "going Zombie" as your mind is out of whack and you're driven to sugar, not brains as such ... though as everyone's talking about Jelly Babies, .... brains ... Brains ... BRAINS!!!!