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I snack between meals and was advised to eat anything up to 10g carbs without injecting. A couple of biscuits, a piece of fruit, half a snack bar etc. But we are all different.

I was told to do it to make sure the insulin is coming though the needle ok, and to get rid of any air bubbles.

Hi Paul, Allan from DAFNE here. Will contact you.

Ahh. Cool. I haven't started using mine yet. Still on the old pens. I suppose we still need to be alert!

Glad you got through the night. I've made the mistake a couple of times which has been ok because I'm still in the honeymoon period and levomir doses are low. I just upgraded to the Novopen Echo which has a digital display to show how much you've injected, and when. Ask your hospital and they...

The dietician told me to snack on anything up to 10g of carbs without insulin, and to keep taking snacks between meals. I find that works and I need to eat something small about every hour. Snacks could be a piece of fruit, a snack bar, some chocolate, a couple of oatcakes etc. Sent from my...

I was previously diagnosed as type 2 and sent on a "DESMOND" course. Diagnosed with LADA in January and have been on insulin since then. The consultant refers to it as "Adult onset Type 1", which is more understandable. Waiting to do the type 1 course which is called "DAPHNE". I agree it's...

I use My Fitness Pal app. It's the best I've found for tracking what you are eating. Currently advised to eat min. 40g carbs per meal, but I generally take more to help with weight gain. It's working for me.

What is OP? I was responding to the last post by Alberti.

Despite everything you read on this forum, carbs are good, as long as you compensate with insulin. Fat is good. Food is good. I was told that snacks should be low carb, ie under 10g carb, because I don't take insulin with those. Good luck with the weight gain.

Me too! I was 75kg, went down to 66 before type1 diagnosis in February. My weight is slowly climbing as my blood spart levels fall. Levels haven't stabilised yet but should within next 4-8 weeks. I'm getting excellent care from St Thomas's in London. They don't recommend LCHF. For now at...

Levomir basal (8 units twice a day.) Novorapid bolus (4/5 units before meals)

Hi, I'm a 48 year old male, newly diagnosed Type 1.5. I've been diagnosed as pre-diabetic (8years ago), then Type 2 (15 months ago) and now the insulin bombshell a few days ago. I feel like I have a lot to learn. Currently injecting 5 times a day and my fasting BG levels are dropping from...