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This is an old topic under several different headings. I have been Type 1 diabetic for over 64 years and have given advice on this subject several times. There are two situations where insulin does not bring down BG levels and both are "the body's immune system". In non-diabetic people the...

megan Analysis is important! It won't solve all your problems but without it you won't be able to learn what happened. You're right, the pro's don't have to deal with your problems on a daily basis. They categorise your problem(s) every few weeks, fit them into a convenient box, profer some...

Munchkin 1976 I'm pleased to note you are a human being first and a diabetic second but please remember that tight control of the latter makes the former more enjoyable. I ve struggled with it for 63 years and its only in the last 18 months with a pump that I have felt I have some control. My...

Munchkin1976 Cingratulations, I'm so pleased you're naughty and tried something different and maybe joined my hobbyhorse. Yes, I think there is some sort of conspiracy afoot but am not sure what it is - usually these things are about cash! Your carb intake seems low to me but insulin dose about...

Lee This is a hobby horse of mine. Please see my post on "why doesn't my insulin work anymore" I have been diabetic for 63 years and have been having this problem for several years and the more I look at this web site the more I realise the problem is prevalent. I am 100% convinced that when...

Hello Munchkin1976 Congratulations, somebody else who admits to BMs in the high twenties, I thought I was alone! I obviously do not know what your insulin/carbs ratio is but when you think about it a rise from 18 to 29 (=11) without exercise would involve surplus carbs of (in my case) 40grams...

Have you considered the possibility of you taking too much insulin and your liver compensating by producing Liver Glucose/Glycogen? I have been Type1 for 63 years now and am on a pump so I get good feedback from BMs because the readings are not complicated by fluctuations from long lasting...