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Hi, ive started eating low carb in the past 4 days so im able to have better BG levels, my levels have been in the 4's and 5's which is perfect for me. I just tested my ketones and im at 1.3, is this anything to be concerned about? Or am i fine to carry on with this diet? Thanks

Ive been type 1 for about 6 months and 90% of the time i will check my BG (before meals and bed) and it will be within the 4-7 range (typically in the 5's and 6's). The other 10% accounts for the times ive been a bit unsure of the carb amount and not had enough insulin, i which case i find my...

Today i went to pick up my prescription for them to only go and tell be that my prescription was 'lost'. I was able to get test strips from them but no needles so im probably going to have to wait a few days. What should I do? Can I use the needle for a few days?

Wow, thats great!

Im about 3 months in to being diabetic and ive heard that BG spikes arnt good so i want to try and avoid them. I carb count with a ratio of 1:10 and usually have anywhere from 3-8 units a meal, 4 is average (dinner typically has the highest amount or carbs). I try to eat foods with a GI under...

Going to the cinema shortly and was planning on eating a bag of salted popcorn throughtout the 2hour movie, should i bolus the full amount as i start eating it or should i split it and do half the units each hour?

At 10:30am and 22:30pm i take a split does of 7 unit of levemir morning and evening. This evening i take my 7 units and the shortly after i plan on eating a meal which requires 10 units of novorapid (this is a unusually large amount of carbs in a meal for me but i was hungry). But instead of...

Have a great Christmas :)

My BG is at 7.4 2 hours after my meal so guess it went in :)

Thank you, i get back to you if i need more help :)

Thanks, what should my BS look like after 2-3 hours to be normal?

I just injected my novorapid without priming it, i usually see a small amount of residue after injecting but this time i didnt so im worried it didnt go in. I ate 60g of carbs with 6 units of insulin. Im new to T1D so what do i do?

Thanks for telling me that, I never knew that

Yeah I lost 13 kg when I went into dka and in slowly gaining it

I was diagnosed with type 1 a couple weeks ago after being in hospital with DKA aged 17 My sugar have been under control for the past week and staying around 4.5-6 most of the time and never exceeding 8. Last night I lightly pulled my hair after seeing a post about hair loss and I pulled out a...

So im fairly new diagnosed at the age of 17 and am terrified of the complications that diabetes offers and ive heard my life expectancy has been reduce by 10 years to 66y/o. Is it possible to avoid these complications by keeping my blood sugars within the correct levels (4-7) or is it...

Thank you! I have a much better understanding now

Thanks, thats interesting to know, also another question i have is, if i eat a snack that has a very small amount of carbs like cheese or olives etc how do i dose the insulin (under 1 unit) or is there no need to? I get peckish in between meals and i dont know how to go about eating something...

2 Boiled eggs, breast of chicken and uncle bens quinoa+whole grain, ive been told to eat as normal as i can.

6 levemir in morning, then 6 novorapid before each meal but if im over 12 before that meal i have to increase it by 1 unit, then 7 at night. They are still working out what i right for me, ive been out of hospital for 4 days.