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Well done Patch!! I always like to hear about new low carb type 1 converts :) I have also just been put on a statin after 6 months ish of low carbing, everything going in the right direction, hbA1c wise, but cholesterol, even though it isn't that high is staying about the same, slightly higher...

Coconut! Lots and lots of coconut. Dried coconut, coconut cream, coconut milk, coconut oil. Couldn't survive without it! When I first started low carbing, I think I slightly OD'd on double cream and dessicated coconut mixed together with a tsp of splenda, then, I ran out of double cream and...

Wow- that's quite something to say you were a part of making! It's massive now. I work there tucked away in a little research department, I get lost evertime I have to go down to the basement! Sam- my dietician said I was 'ready' due to my recently improved motivation (from low carbing and...

Joe- I love your graphs, mine would look similar I am sure! But with maybe the occasional hypo where I have hit the gym a tad to hard or bolused to much insulin (due to forgetting how much more insulin sensitive I am now...) And yes, I completely agree with you on the geekish front, however I...

I honestly think there is so much confusion around 'types' and what not. My personal feelings are that you have type 1 diabetics who dont produce insulin (this should just be called diabetes pure and simple) and then you have a spectrum of insulin resistance in which all people sit, diabetic or...

I agree that low carb diets can be dangerous fr a diabetic if you go about about it stupidly...and don't monitor your blood glucose enough. Yes, it would be very easy to get into issues surrounding hypos as you're insulin requirements wll be dropping significantly. However, as type 1 diabetics...

Hi Vicki- I know, it's so annoying that I was told to late to be able to secure a place. But never mind....you'll have to tell me how useful it was and how you found it! I guess the amount of carbs you're eating is still a dam sight lower than what the current recommendations are...

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1 ... 1/abstract It won't let me attatch the pdf so you might have access to this online journal, not sure....!

Hi Sam, Always good to talk to a 'new radical'! :) And I can 100% believe your tighter control after 'converting'. During Uni, my hbA1c was the highest my diabetic team had ever seen apparently (high teens) my next hbA1c is set to hit the 6.5-7% range! Not to mention my low cholesterol level...

This is all remarkably inspiring reading! I have been type 1 diabetic for 13 years (I am 25 now). Now that I am wearing an insulin pump, with CGM on its way, I decided to start 'experimenting'. I ahve been following a low carb diet of under 40g per day (all from vegetables) and I also treat half...

Hi craig. I have been a Type 1 for the past 13 years mainly on MDI but have had an insulin pump for the last 3 years. Have experimented with certain degrees of low carb levels over the years, never completely commiting, however, something has changed (for some reason) for me in the last 2 weeks...

I completely agree with Fallenstar- it is far better to try and minimise the potential for blood sugar fluctuations by minimising your carb (and therefor sugar intake) even if you are able to match your carb to insulin requirments, it is not an 'accurate science' and so the potential for blood...

Sorry- but what a stupid thing to say. Insulin isn't just used to cover food, it does do this other amazing thing, which is 'lowering your blood sugar' if too high.....

I just got back from a trip to Vienna and on my way out after passing through the security gate my pump just stopped working. It kept coming up with occlusion detected and wouldn't infuse the insulin after repeatadly re-priming the tubing (and replacing infusion set and battery). My letter from...

Keiron, I can completely sympathize with you- if you don't mind me telling you I've onoly had T1 for a rather 'minor' 10years! Spent the last 6 years going through University and studying, literally in and out of hospital- either people telling me to lose weight or to put weight on. To not eat...

Hey, I totally agree with what everyone has said above, I feel guilty most days- I feel guilty if I even consider eating that slice of cake, or after I've eaten that slice of cake then get my sugar high and then feel too 'overwhelmed' and ''exhausted' to bother with injecting, it really is one...

I think the train of thought behind putting me on metformin is that I take quite a large amount of insulin for my size and for the amount of carbs that I eat. I take between 22-30 u novorapid per day via my insulin pump. I guess if I am quite insulin resistant than being on metformin would be a...

I'm a 23 year old type 1 for 10 years now. I've had an insulin pump now for 6 months after trying desperately to get my sugars under control through multiple dose. My sugar levels still aren't as good as they should be even though I seem to try so hard! I had my annual review last week. I have a...