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Hi All, I have had some issues with my blood levels over the last couple of weeks. I am one year diagnosed, really good control mostly from very low carb etc, but have added in some extra carbs since doing DAFNE about a month ago. Now, I have begun to see big increases of basal needed over...

Anybody read this? Thoughts? Bizarre low carb diet suggestion for somebody with Diabetes? https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2018/aug/16/both-low-and-high-carb-diets-can-raise-risk-of-early-death-study-finds

Hi All, I am looking at making my cauliflower rice and other vegetables a little more flavorsome as I am beginning to get a little bored with the options I have had. Also the likes of the slim noodles etc don't have much or a nice taste to them. Has anyone got any decent sauces that they use...

Hi All, I have been thinking i'm managing my Type 1 really well, my HBA1C since diagnosis has been decent and I have been exercising a lot etc. I have a clinic next week where I will sit down with my specialist and review some blood results taken last week. The doctor rang me today, asking if I...

Just a bit of a positive story from me this weekend. I was meaning to try and climb a famous mountain in Ireland for a long time, but decided it was something I wanted to aim for after diagnosis. Didn't think I would get it done so soon after being in Intensive Care with DKA on diagnosis, but...

Hopefully the title isn't too misleading. I have been eating Keto for a couple of months now, and after the initial bit of weight loss (now 7lbs), I have found that I have been more stable now or on a weekend even occasionally gaining a little weight, even eating keto. One thing I have noticed...

Hi All I hope your weekend has been good. This evening I have decided to do something that, to be honest, I have probably done in some capacity before but still seem to be struggling and it's coming to a head. I'm 29, I have a good job, I have a nice car, I have great parents, good friends...

Hi All, So I am aware that the more exercise you do, the less insulin really should be required. It seems like my needs though are dropping drastically, and i'm wondering whether it could be a timing issue, rather than dosage. Before more walking/activity Levimir 8.30am 9u Levimir 8.30pm 13u...

Hi, So over the last two or three days, I have gone ultra low carb. To the point where it's no more than 5g carbs per meal. Cauliflower rice, cabbage rice, keto bread etc. I have done this originally to see about losing a little it of excess weight. I think I have lost a couple of pounds this...

Hi All, Touched on this a little in the past. I gained some weight when I left hospital, which was to be expected for a number of reasons as I had lost so much, less activity etc. The thing i'm beginning to struggle with a little is not being able to lose a couple of pounds. I don't want to...

Hi, So I have been using the Freestyle Libre reader to also finger prick, along with sometimes the Glucomen LX2 in order to check against each other. I have been a little worried that the Libre reader is reading the finger pricks a little low. So I have got some control solution for the Optium...

Hi All, Hope you are all well and having a good start to the year. I have my first Retinopathy Screening next Monday. I'm not really looking forward to it in the least, but understand it has to be done. One thing I am worried about is my eyes. They have tended to have gotten worse over the...

Hi All, Hope everybody is keeping well. Things have been going reasonably well recently. Managing some good days with almost normal blood levels. Couple of things I am seeing, and I am pretty sure I know some of the answers I get will be more basal testing etc. Say I manage to get my levels...

Hi All, Just wondering do many of you track your heart rate and so on? I'm using an S Gear and am looking at trends in my heart rate. It would seem i'm above average a lot of the time. Yesterday and today, it seems my resting heart rate is slightly above 100bpm, a walk could bring it up to...

Noticed over the last few days since I've been tweeting my progress with Type 1 Diabetes that there are so many people and support on Twitter. It really has made me feel more comfortable knowing I can support others through here, and also there. Anybody using the Twitter machine? Joe 1 or...

I ask, due to a number of breakfast meals and foods spiking me initially, and dropping back down to normal before the next meal. I have read about attempting to strike the spike and so on. What I am interested in, is the damage going high, before dropping back to within range can do long term...

Since diagnosis, I have seen myself put on up to 20lbs in the space of only about 5-6 weeks. Now, in saying that, I guess some of that time was on the couch and not as physical as one would normally be. Still, it's a fairly substantial amount. I would have definitely needed to put on a couple...

Hi All, After my little fright last weekend, i have been in regular contact with my DSN throughout the week. Initially I was optimistic as we changed my Basal dose of Levimir to 14U at night, and 6U at about 7am in the morning. However, i'm a little confused and a bit downbeat about a couple of...

Anybody tried these? I found them online, along with spaghetti, rice, fettucine etc. No carb, no taste. full of water....but on the plus side, I have been able to add a low carb sauce to them, add in a load of broccolli, some green beans and chicken, and it's a decent filler for a meal...

Didn't see a subject when I searched, and not all that sure how relevant it is, considering my love life is how you would say...."quiet" at the moment. Do people find it hard to sustain, get into relationships when they have any sort of Diabetes? Of course, it shouldn't play a part, but what...