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  1. maria030660

    Sudden change in insulin requirement

    Dear type 1 friends, Recently my bolus requirements suddenly changed. My carb ratio went from almost 10 carbs for one unit now it’s 2 per one unit. Just out of the blue. Even now when I eat below 10 grams carbs my blood sugars rise fast and have a hard time to control the whole thing. My...
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    Sugar Levels And Stress

    Dear people, 4 weeks ago my husband was urgently admitted to hospital with an extremely rare MSSA infection called psoas muscle abcess which turned septic. he is still on IV and will be in hospital for at least 4 weeks more. Since he is in hospital my sugar levels hang between 12-14 mmol and...
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    Any type 1's doing 5:2 plus fasting

    Good morning everyone, Are there any type 1's here that are doing the 5:2 diet with the fasting so less then 800 calories 2 a week. I would be most interesting to hear how they arrange their day on a fasting day and what do they eat and in which quantities. Do you adjust both basal and bolus or...
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    Christmas cookies low on the sugar?

    Good morning from Ireland, Soon it’s the Christmas cookies baking again. Usually I bake and glaze Christmas cookies for the grand children and I just keep some for ornaments but this year I would like to reduce the sugars. One of my grandsons (half of identical twin) looks like he will follow...
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    A tablespoon of cornflour in Goulash

    Good afternoon everyone, I am planning to make a nice Goulash with fresh peppers and paprika i brought back from Budapest, Will taste nice with cauliflower rice i think. But to make it thicker i want to use a tablespoon of cornflower in it. I looked it up and it has 5.1 grams of carb in it...
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    Constipation...again

    Hello everyone, Since going on low carb (not going over 50 grams a day) I have solved my insulin issue and now well controlled again but it meant going low carb also coming off the pump and returning back to injections. But since going low carb i am plagued by constipation (sorry folks). I eat...
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    Anyone using the Novopen Echo (as a grown up)

    Hi everyone, I recently went back from pump to injection and i am doing a lot better. I am using the normal flexpen but i cant micro dose with it, You have to inject a whole unit. I suppose i was spoiled with the pump which can micro dose with 0,1 unit. At this moment i am using the app MySugr...
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    5:2 and Type 1 diabetes

    Hello everyone, Are there any T1's here that are using the 5:2 diet method? I am very interested in it but i am not sure its ik for type 1's to do this. If ok, how do you manage?
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    First time: cauliflower rice!

    Hello everyone, I finally have bought cauliflower rice to prepare for tomorrow. I found it with fresh vegetables in the supermarket. I will prepare it with some soya sauce, leak and chicken but if you have other tasty suggestions I would love to hear them[emoji846]
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    Reeses peanut butter cup low carb or not

    Hi there, I have been on low carb for a while now which is going well so far but as any human being I crave 'sweet' from time to time. I love the reeses peanut butter cup but I get confused, some consider it as a low carb snack others don't. What do you think?
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    Medtronic insulin sets recalled

    Good afternoon everyone, Medtronic recently recalled batches of their quickset infusion sets as they could give more insulin thru it then your pump has been displaying. In the 6 weeks before that annoucement (my pharmacy called me straight away) i was all of a sudden suffering night hypo's and...
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    Climbing back to good bloodsugars ar T1...but with help of metformin

    Hi there, Back from my hols in Budapest, absolutely loved it. After struggling to get back to normal after a prolonged case of pleurisy my carb ratio changed dramatically as well as the basal rate. Although my bloodsugar was slowly returning to normal i still had peaks and the amount of insulin...
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    Atkins low carb bars

    Hi everyone, Are there any T1's that use Atkins low carb bars as a snack? Its says most have between 11-13 carb but i am not sure this work out with a diabetic. can you share you experiences with them? Good or bad? Look forward to your comments
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    Fiasp in Medtronix pump

    Dear fellow pumper, I have been pumping succesfully for a number of years now where my bloodsugars were perfect. But recently i am struggling where it keeps hanging around the 10/11 mmol. My basal rate has gone up and i need more bolus as well. Whether this has to do with the antibiotic i had a...
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    Anyone using the Low Carb program app?

    Hi everyone, I have downloaded the Low Carb Program app and have added most of my details but under insulin it mentions how many units basal. But I have a Medtronic pump and i have different pump rates for diffrent times of the day programmed in it. Do i take that average of them? Is it easy to...
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    Breakfast for early T1 starters

    Hello everyone, I would love to hear if there are any fellow T1's that start work early in the morning. I get up at 545 and start work at 7. My lunch break is at 1130. As i get up very early i usually have a normal portion of porridge and then head off. But around 1000 i feel really hungry...
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    Type 1 Avelox aftermath

    Hello everybody, greeting from Dublin Ireland I have been a type 1 diabetic since 1986. My blood sugar reading were always ok (except of course when you are ill). Over the past months i have been plagued by chest infections and a persistent pleurisy. Several antibiotic were given but none...
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    late diagnosis CF related diabetes

    Hi there, I am a type 1 diabetic and also my daugther is type 1. However recently she was diagnosed with CF and her diabetes appears to be CF related diabetes which requires a different management all together. Are there any member here who have CFRD? Love to hear from you!
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    PET scan and type 1 diabetes

    Dear diabetes friends, My neurologist ordered a PET scan for me and i was wondering if anyone of you had a PET scan before and if there is any diabetics here that have been diagnosed with SPS (stiff persons syndrome which hits more diabetics then normal people). Love to hear from you Mari
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    Type I and Parkinson's disease

    Hi, I would like to know if there are more Type 1's here that also have been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease. According to my neurologist there is no link between being diabetic for a long time and getting Parkinson. I started Sinemet which is going well but would like to here from other...