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Like many others, i'm going to be starting uni next month and was just wondering if any of guys could offer any advice or tips about managing T1 in a student environment. I'm pretty good at handling my blood sugar w/ alcohol, but are there any cheap meal ideas you recommend (fairly low carb...

I recently discovered this nice looking app that's still in the works : https://distillr.io/ Looks really professional and the creator is a type 1 himself so hopefully it shouldn't have the problems that other apps may have. One to keep an eye on.

Seeing as i'm going to uni soon i've been attempting to learn how to cook, so though it might be handy to have a cookbook that can teach me some good low-carb meals, preferably ones that are affordable and easy :) Does anyone have any books that they recommend? Cheers

Thanks for the responses everyone, i'm glad that i'm not the only one who gets high sugars if i inject right before eating. I guess it's a matter of experimentation.It's a bit annoying though that the nurses seem to ,unknowingly i'm sure, spread so much misinformation.

I'm having a bit of trouble with the timing of my boluses. I know it depends on what you're eating, but say if my meal contains rice or potatoes or any simple carb like that, should i inject about 5-10 mins earlier than when i eat? Diabetic nurses always told me just do it immediately before you...