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Welcome to the madhouse that is T1. :) You will take a few months to settle in and get your head round everything. Make sure that you have your specialist's/support team's phone number, and dont be afraid to use it. Dont think you cant ask questions for another three weeks. Also dont panic if...

Oooo just reread your post Amy. Other sources of carbs - Fruit, especially pineapple and banananananas (sorry always forget to stop spelling that name), but any fruit has natural sugars. Also some veg like peas and sweetcorn. I was told oats were better than wheat, but still have complex...

Thanks Robert. That really helps. I had decided to replace my sandwiches midday at work with soup, and reduce my quick acting insulin, so will wait a while and see how it goes before I move on to dinner!! Glad you mentioned it, as I guess I willl need to adjust the basal aswell. Thanks again...

Oh my goodness. I dont know if my post will be helpful or not. I have had Type 1 for 41 years, since I was 7 - I had my 8th birthday in hospital. It was the 1975. In those days we were on pig insulin, and one injection a day. If you think it is hard now...nevermind :-) At the age of 7 I was...

Hi Amy I have been Type 1 for 40 years and I am after the same info. I need to loose 2 stone but wondering if the low carbs diet is just for Type 2 or can Type 1's do it too? I would think we can but would have to reduce insulin and I am not sure if that is something we should do on our own...