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Thank you for the advice; I tend to take jelly beans after 30 min from the start and a couple every 15 min during the ride, allowing my BGs to remain 4.5-6. This only seems to works for up to 90 min of a ride and then extra carbs needed, hence the question of stopping mid cycle. As I'm finding...

Hi, just wondering if someone can answer a question for me.... I was diagnosed T1 in feb 11 and have pretty good control using novorapid and lantus. I'm starting to get into cycling to keep my fitness going and maintain wt control, and have been reducing my post training novorapid levels...

43, diagnosed T1 4 weeks ago and going through exactly the same roller-coaster ride of GS results. I'm trying to guess the "carb level" of what I eat and balance this with the amount of Insulin I take. Believe there's a carb counting course out there somewhere....keep going, apparently it gets...

ams162, daisy1 thanks for the reply. Almost a week as a T1 and using insulin, with my gs all over the place, I'm encouraged by all the posts saying it gets easier to deal with and less confusing with time. Great little snippets of information on the forum, and reassuring to know that there are...

Hi. As a pilot, currently serving in HM forces, with aspirations to join the airlines next year, last weeks' news that I was type 1 came a rather a shock. Having been grounded for life and a week into insulin injections, I am feeling a great deal better, have got over the fear of needles and...