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Exactly what I said to the doctors. That was shortly after they congratulated me on my 5.5 HBA1c and told me to carry on what I was doing.

I've been on insulin for 18 months. Everything was pretty steady until I switched back to a primal/low carb diet and I got to my ideal basal within a week of switching and have been very steady since then (1 dip into the 3s and once into the 8s). No changes recently at all apart from the...

Hi all, I've been taking the same amount of basal insulin for a few months. I'm on a low carb diet and as such don't need to take much if any bolus. For my basal I've been having 10 units at 7:30pm (I am normally around 5.5 at all times) and 9 units at 7:30am unless I am due to play golf when I...

That is interesting. When I say semi regular lows it would be once a week I'd dip below 4. I'm perfectly happy being in the 4s and feel 100 times better there than the 6s. She did not think it was an issue other than trying to reduce the amount I needed to eat during exercise.

Hi all I have a feeling this might be a long post so please bear with me. I was diagnosed type 1 last year and put on Levemir/Novorapid. Ended up eventually at 22 units at 10:00pm in a single dose and a carb to insulin ratio of 1 unit per 12-15 grams. My A1C went from 13.5% to 6.0% in 6 months...

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I think the answer to any "what should my BG reading be" is as low as possible without hypo.

Congratulations. Mid 5s is very good.

I test before meals as a minimum and after meals when I'm trying to guage if I got my timing and ratios correct and to learn what foods do what. NHS gives me whatever I need in order to live my life in the way I need to. If they restricted to 5 strips a day I'd never be able to drive anywhere.

The lowest number I would ever do is 4 Breakfast, Lunch, dinner, Bed Highest could be 10 or more I guess if I have to drive a lot and am doing post meal testing. If my morning BG is 8 2 days in a row I would increase my own insulin but that is because I do whatever I want :lol:

Congrats, feels good doesn't it?

It just doesn't seem that difficult to me. At least with Levemir and novorapid I can eat when I want within reason, what I want within reason and adjust my ratios depending on my activity (a morning round of golf = 25% more porridge for breakfast with no increase in insulin). App on my phone...

There are lots of things that can cause this. A mild virus, additional stress, infection etc. I believe it is quite normal and will happen from time to time.

Your atitude to the condition can change and it will make your life easier. You've taken the big first step to open up to the group. Look at us all in the same boat as you. The positives I drew out of being a diabetic were the fact that I have to look afte rmyself. I have to do the things that...

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Thanks, It is entirely down to following the instructions in "think like a pancreas".

May this year I was diagnosed with an A1C of 13.5% Today I got my result (in old money) of 6.0% : :shock: 8) Very pleased with that.

Just to play the advocate. I've been on insulin for about 5 months and have put on no weight at all. Like you I'd lost a lot (10kg in 8 months) but it has stayed off. I dont low carb, I eat a fairly normal diet, not overly healthy and have a desk bound job. I take 17 units of Levemir for Basal...

Just to clarify I'm not a low carb guy but I generally have 150 grams a day. Yesterday however I had about 230 so it is high for me. Angie I wouldn't normally go to bed with my BG that low, I drop between 1 and 1.6 over night and am usually between 4 and 5 in the morning.

Hi all, for years I've suffered on and off from an interesting stomach issue. I'll go to bed and wake up at midnight with a stomach ache. I'll make several trips to the lavatory with severe pain and wind, a very strong thirst and feel freezing cold and shivering. Then it generally goes off at...