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  1. JJO

    Accidental bad sugar day...

    So I've had a bad BS day. Well I wasn't having a bad sugar day. Woke up from a post dinner nap feeling absolutely rotten, could hardly co-ordinate myself into taking a blood sugar, let alone open the starburst wrappers from my hypo bag when my BS came back at 1.7mmol/L. +1 to the 'Jelly Babies...
  2. JJO

    Help with breakfast: Porridge

    Hi all. So i've been struggling for years to eat a decent breakfast, following the normal LADA pathway of being misdiagnosed a t2 for years, carb cutting to keep BS normal but failing as my pancreas gives up the goose, DKA then insulin.... I appreciate that porridge isn't ideal but since i've...
  3. JJO

    Low carbs?! What is low carbs?!

    Hi all Quick question. So I'm taking onboard all the advice that has already been so helpfully given. So I've heard a lot already about the benefits of dropping my carb intake as a newly diagnosed type 1. I have got the book (and the app) Carb and Cal which is very useful. I've downloaded...
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    What should I keep track of?

    Hi there. So pretty new to my 'new' diagnosis of type 1(or 1.5 / lada, still not got a straight answer). Still getting used to insulin and pretty much having a hypo a day, but also high peaks. I appreciate HbA1c is the essential measurement on overall control. But it's difficult to know...
  5. JJO

    Whoopsie, new and ketotic!

    Hi there! Not sure where to start! So about 3-4 years ago was diagnosed as type 2 diabetic (with all the symptoms). Big shock and a massive lifestyle change, completely changed diet. Had an initial response with my BM's falling to 'normal' target range. However it was becoming increasingly...