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Hi Anne, I am 75 yr & 4 mo. I have only been dealing with T1 since 2019. I was misdiagnosed with T2 in 2017. Trust me, T2 was a lot easier to control than this roller coaster ride. Sundays fiasco was my own doing. DUH! However, my diabetic educator told me that being older does affect it...

That's what mine does and it drives me mad. As you said, it's not because of carbs, which makes it even more frustrating. We need a break.

I was just going to update my original post, then I read your post, because I have a question about the FOTF thing. I am forgetting whether I am supposed to go with the BG I get before I get out of bed, or the BG after I'm moving around some. I think that might be the problem with the morning...

Well, that might be possible, but I feel perfectly fine at the moment. My insulin is never in the car, unless I go somewhere and have it in a case with a small cold pack. I wondered if I had forgotten it this morning, but I'm pretty sure I didn't. I leave two covers on the window ledge and in...

Good morning, everyone: I am wondering if anyone else with T1 has had this situation. This morning I had the same low-carb breakfast as I usually do, and I dosed the same as I would with my wake-up BG. Now my BG has gone up to 22.1. I even did the finger prick to see if my sensor was on the...

I'm not hypoglycemic, as such, but I thought I'd tell you that I was first dx'd with T2, two years later I had a DKA episode, spending 4 days in ER. Then it was determined that I was T1. The two specialists scratched their heads in wonder. And, they said I'm unique (probably meant weird)...

I was dx'd as T2 in 2017, then a very serious DKA episode in 2019 which tested as T1. I'm now 75 and I'm low carb and it's still difficult to get the dose correct. I have been wondering about an insulin pump. I do have the Libre Freestyle 2 and it's great for keeping track because my BD does...

I was initially DX'd as T2 in 2017 when I was 69. They prescribed Metformin, but I didn't like the effects, so I stopped it. I went on low carb and exercise and kept it under very good control. Then in 2019, I had a very serious DKA episode and ended up in ER for 4 days. Turns out after the...

I was dx'd Type 2 in March 2017 (age 69). Went low carb and no meds until May 2019. I ended up in the ER in a very serious DKA episode where blood tests showed I was actually T1. I'm still low carb, but it's been a roller coaster ride ever since trying to get it right. I'm now 75. I'm...

I just read your post now. I have times like that, too. I'm low carb and it still goes either way. Today before lunch my BG was 9.9. I dosed 1.5u and ate my low-carb lunch. I took my dog for a walk for about 65 min. and tested when the timer went off. 14.1! So, frustrating. Trust me, I...

I decided to experiment today and see what happens. My BG before lunch was 9.9. I dosed 1.5u. I ate 1 and 1/2 slices of low carb flax seed bread (homemade) with peanut butter, tea and a low carb sweet. Then my dog and I went for our walk. We walked about 65 minutes. I checked my BG when...

I usually take it just before I eat. My Diabetic Educator said not more than 10 min. before. Sometimes I forget. I'm on very low carb, and it's hard to know what dose will be correct. I never know which way it's going to go. If I go out to walk it can fall rapidly, so I have to be prepared...

Thanks for this info. I have never heard of that before reading your reply. I checked it out on Amazon.ca and it's $54.00. I don't know why it's that expensive. I also checked out the website for it and it's only $24.95 from Australia. It's almost that same amount in Canadian dollars. I...

I'm sorry to hear that. I got quite a shock thinking I was T2. Then to find out it's actually T1. WOW! I'm now 75 and I still ask myself that. I can't say that I like the limitations any better now. I don't know that I have any tips for you since I still have my emotional spells. They...

WOW! I don't think I've heard of that type before. That's not good. I can't imagine being in that much pain. I don't believe I could handle it. Do you have one of the monitoring systems? I have the FreeStyle Libre 2. It's much easier when all I do is wear a sensor and use my reader. My...

Good morning/afternoon from Canada. I find low carb a bit harder after five years doing it because I don't like cooking. I love sweets, though. I really do need to eat more protein and veggies. Thanks for the sites. I did save the Chef one. I thought these were UK because one said...

When I ended up in the ER in 2019 and dx'd as really T1, the specialists told me I was unique as they hadn't seen that happen before in over 35 yrs as Endos. Then within three months one of them told me that he had another case after me. I wonder how many more they've had since then? I...

Hi: Your story sounds similar to mine, in that I was misdiagnosed as Type 2 in 2017 (at 69), and after having a serious DKA episode in 2019, it turns out that I actually have T1. What a game changer that was. I'm on Tresiba and Humalog (rapid). And, I do low carb eating. Because I had the...

I was first dx'd as T2D, after drinking the horrible glucose. Then two years later, after going on low carb and keeping BG in check, I suddenly went into a serious DKA episode. I spent 4 days in ER and had all the blood tests. Turns out I was actually T1D. It's been another 3 years and I've...

Good morning all. I had bariatric surgery (stomach stapling) 41 years ago and most of the complications weren't known then, or else I forgot them. There are lots as in malabsorption of nutrients, etc. I was misdiagnosed as T2 back in 2017 at 69. Then after a very serious DKA episode in 2019...