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    No more insulin?

    I'm awaiting the same myself. Sorry, you asked my age and I forgot to reply, I'm 35 Do you still carb count? How much would you normally eat throughout the day? I'm heavy for the morning before exercise - normally 40-50 and on those days, don't have much afterwards - maybe 10-20 per meal I've...
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    No more insulin?

    Very interesting - there seems to be a strong link to exercise for sure Although I made the most reductions from diet to begin with - as I have been unable to do much physical activity until ~6months after my DKA. I was a bad case though Also interesting to see your hba1c levels @Diamattic -...
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    No more insulin?

    @Vonnelene The 1st of August must have been a magical day I too am in a very similar boat to you Not as intense with exercise - but still more than people would consider typical - and my diet and exercise has been very regimented I was diagnosed 1 year ago with type 1 after hospital admission...
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    Insulin to carb ratios

    It gets interesting huh!? I am only a few months into this ...but am quite strict with my note taking and dosage as well The way I've figured it, I can get my readings the same before each meal if at least two hours apart I'm taking novorapid and work on a 2.5:1 ratio For adjusting my basal...
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    I keep thinking back to how close I was to dying from a disease I didn't know I had.

    Wow, another DKA victim, I feel for you bro! I got hit hard a few months ago. Was throwing up for almost ten days. I'm 34 and was diagnosed just before christmas '16 You guys seem to have bounced back better than me ...I'm still struggling to get energy for fully back to work I can walk in the...
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    DKA Recovery

    Hi all from all the way from New Zealand Thanks for all your posts I'm a new type 1 as of November '16 It's been great reading through on here. Can't say enough how much it's helped I had a rather violent start to my diagnosis and it's drawn a fair few questions I haven't been told much about...