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As others have said 1. Dawn Phenomenon 2. For me morning ratios are less.. ie I need more insulin 3.On a low carb diet your liver will convert protein to glucose.. so be mindful of protein. Supplement diet with fats to get a good calorie intake if your ldl-p is good 4. Eating even newspaper will...

It's better to use full fat milk as it will slow carb digestion a little.. @karen8967 wetabix is very high carb and will be difficult to manage anyway. It's high fibre so that helps a bit but it will always be tricky to mamage

Agree with comments above.. get your levrmir right first. I'm similar weight and take 11 units at night and 4 in the morning but I always test levemir periodically to make sure it's right. I had to split mine to get decent coverage. Everyone is different so test it using techniques mentioned...

Mine is 40..[emoji16] Been fairly stable for the past couple of years since I started carb counting - I also use exactmeals.com - helps a lot See many people using different units.. there are handy unit conversion tools in the resources page on thehealthierdiabetic.com

Yes.. low carb but not zero carb is the way to go

Dr Bernstein one of the first proponents of low carb for diabetics says in his book that he still eats carbs as n the future medical science may discover some new essential nutrient only available in carbs.. you just never know

I suggest you reduce your carbs slowly over a period of time with help of your diabetes medical team.. 45 units if novorapid seems like a lot..? Are u on a pump..? Slowly over a long period - reducing carbs and insulin to match is much safer easier and sustainable...

I use www.exactmeals.com and it's excellent for carb counting.

I use www.exactmeals.com Find it very good

Breakfast - 150g full fat natural yogurt, 20g oats, 10g hemp seeds, 10g flaxseed, 10g heartup Lunch Large chicken salad, with boiled egg, olives, tomatoes, cucumber, grated carrot with ginger, chilli peppers, one spoon of mixed bean salad.. no dressing Dinner Home made chicken curry (4.5 %...

I get the same.. I am slim and don't have much body fat so sometimes the injection will enter muscle which can cause bleeding and bruising especially on my legs. Are you using a 4mm needle.. if not using a smaller needle may help.. I also basal in my legs and buttocks and bolus to stomach to...

As mentioned above, avoid sauces and marinades.. also if you have read Richard's Bernstein book he talks about the Chinese buffet effect.. in short when u eat your body detects food entering the stomach, then for a non diabetic they start releasing a little insulin and a little glucagon to...

I think the lower the better.. but you need to make sure you are not having many hypos.. if you are having highs and lows then your hba1c reading doesn't tell the true story. A good hba1c only means less or little diabetes damage if you don't have many swings