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I am a T1 diabetic and i will never be cured of these disease but i have made great strides in my control over my time with T1 (23yrs). I am however really puzzled by your hatred of carbs. I know from my own experience that when i ate a standard diet my insulin to carb ratio was about 7/8c to...

Before you flame me has anyone actually tried it?

Don't shoot the messenger here please. Scientific analysis and data is our best chance to understand what different foods and diets do to us, a group that are more susceptible to health problems. I will admit that the low carb thing has never seemed sensible to me but with this evidence will...

Hello all, Long time since i made a post but i am glad to be back and looking for some advice if at all possible? I am following my dream of doing a season snowboarding in Whistler but unfortunately i am having real issues with my Lantus. Basically my lantus will drop my BS by around 5-7...

Hello everyone I have wanted to go travelling for a long time but thought that having type one diabetes (since 9, now 30) would prohibit me doing so. Now that i am better controlled and feel more empowered i don't want to let it stop me anymore. As a result i would like to go travelling for a...

Hello everyone I recently had an appointment with my GP who asked me to "try out" the Gluco Rx Nexus mini meter as the prescriptions were half the price. I appreciate their need to save money and if the meter does the same job i cannot see the harm however after reading a few reviews i see...

Hello My partner and me (Type 1) are going to Peru and Ecuador for over two months. I will not be able to keep my insulin in the fridge for all of that time so i am looking to get insulin whilst i am out there. I require Humalog and Lantus so can anyone tell me if it will be possible to buy...

Hello everyone Just got off the phone and heard my HB1AC was 7.1! Ok that isn't the greatest result ever but coming down from 7.6 i am thrilled! I have been trying so hard to get better control with diet, exercise, carb counting amongst other things and i am thrilled i am going in the right...

Hello All So i am usually quite well controlled and thought i had my morning ratios sorted until this morning. Before going to bed i was 7.9, no biggy, took my Lantus and did a few push-ups and went to sleep Woke up 5 hours later and found i was 5.9 When i woke up a further 3 hours later i...

Hello all Last week whilist playign football i pulled my hamstring. It wasn't a full on pull just felt like an egg under the skin on my thigh, more of a minor strain. Well i strecthed it and played again on Wednesday and there was a very mild discomfort but nothing much more. Well last night...

Ok i like my carbs. I like them complex, whole and low G.I and i happen to think they should form the basis of every meal. I only say that as a measure of full disclosure and not to begin a flame war so please be kind. My question is, what are your IC ratios? I have quite often seen that LC...

Hello Just wanted to make you aware of something i was not aware of until this morning when my new Nano meter arrived. Roche provide complimentary batteries and control solution amongst other things if you do use one of their meters. I am sure there is something in it for them but it is still...

Hello My last question and poll about this was too long winded and got only one reply so i will keep this one short. When do you take your long acting insulin (Lantus, Levemir) and why?

Hello all In a recent bid to get totally under control after spending the last few years hovering in the mildy ok range of 7.3-7.5 on my HBa1Cs i read, amongst other things, "Think like a Pancreas" by Dr Gary Schneier. I thought "great i have all the things i need to really get on top of...

Hello everyone I will be visiting Thailand in Jan next year and although i am very excited i am a little apprehensive about my control whilst out there. I count carbs pretty well here in the UK but i worry that if i have say Thai Sticky Rice i will be out of my depths in terms of how many...

Hello I posted a question about how to get glucose test strips whilst away for a couple of months and in explaining how many i used it got me wondering how many everyone elses use on average? I am not sure whether i use a lot, a little or about average and how bad i should feel when i go to...

Hello I am new to the board and i hope you lovely people will be able to help me with a question. I want to go abroad and volunteer and travel a bit early next year. I have type 1 diabetes and i am concerned that i will not be able to get enough glucose testing strips for my time abroad. I...