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    Bizzarre reaction to low carb diet

    I started lowering my carb intake a few weeks ago and my BS reading improved immediately and so i thought that I had got a good handle on controlling my sugars. At the weekend I decided to be stricter with the carbs and have been following a high protien/low carb diet (I must admit that the...
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    Cinnamon

    Am I dreaming as Im sure I saw a thread about the benefits of cinnamon last week and can't find it now.
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    Dealing with hangover highs

    I have recently ben suffering from some very low sugars (not sure why yet - got appointment with specialist on 26th) and am not entirely sure how to deal with the high that follows. I had a reading of 1.9 mid afternoon yesterday and had a small carton of orange juice and 2 digestives (this...
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    Diabetes Pilot

    I have recently found a pretty good piece of software called Diabetes Pilot which you can use to record everthing such as glucose readings, meals, medication, exercise, bp. It has a food database which you can build yourself to suit the foods you eat, it can calculate insulin needed, will tell...
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    New - and here is my story

    Hi I was diagnosed with type 1 71/2 years ago and spent most of that time being very complacent about it, trying not to let it affect me, not testing (always injecting though)and just brushing aside the early morning ambulance visits. I never saw my specialist or nurse, basically I think that I...