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    Weight Watchers and T1

    Hello there, Last week I decided to go for it and try Weight Watchers to lose a little bit of weight. I'm struggling a little bit because a lot of the "free" foods that I can theoretically have in abundance are not low carb options that, as a diabetic, I cannot eat in abundance. Some examples...
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    Low Carb, Low Sugar Meal Replacement Shakes

    There's a brand I like called Advantage Edge. They're super low carb/sugar. They don't have a weird test if they're cold. :)
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    Overwhelmed.

    I completely feel the same way. Over the last year I consistently cycle through a few weeks where I'm decently diligent about things then I go a month where I at least try to remember to take Lantus every day, if not anything else. My not caring streak usually ends when I start to think about...
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    psoriasis type 1 or 2?

    I've had psoriasis (head to toe and everywhere in between...quite literally) since I was 9 and type 1 since I was 25. The link between psoriasis and diabetes is one of the first things I researched after diagnosis. It makes a lot of sense to me since they're both related to the immune system...
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    explaining what it's really like to live with Type 1

    I apologize if this is a repeat, but it's probably my strongest feelings about this. I was diagnosed at 25, a year ago this week. I feel like there really isn't a lot out there for newly diagnosed type 1's in their 20's. Most type 1 info is geared toward parents or 20-somethings who have had...
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    False Hypo Question

    Hello, I have a question and google did not have the answer for me today haha. I woke up in the middle of the night feeling like I was hypo: shaky feeling, blood running cold kind of feeling, etc. When I checked my bg, it was 202. My bg was normal when I got up for work this morning but I...