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  1. Dee26eed

    Link between losing weight and needing less insulin?

    Hi it's my first post in a very long time. A bit of a back story, I got diagnosed as Type 1 when I was 28. Now 32. In that time I have lost a staggering 10 stone, becoming close to being underweight now. I'm still learning how to deal with diabetes especially after the pandemic has ceased any...
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    Metformin Been Added .

    Hey I am insulin resistant and have been on 2g of Metformin daily. I have found i'm injecting less Insulin. My consultant says for my body weight I use less Insulin. If I miss a dose of Metformin I do notice
  3. Dee26eed

    Metformin And Insulin

    I haven't been a diabetic for long but I take both, I have PCOS as well which makes me insulin resistant. Having the Metformin helps with the resistance so I don't end up injecting more and more Insulin. I have found that if I have anything a little bit too fatty, I get abit of an upset stomach...
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    How old is everyone

    Hi i'm 28 and was diagnosed T1 8 months ago
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    Type 1 Or Type 2?

    Hiya I understand where you are coming from completely, I am a larger lady and have had PCOS for 10+ years, my doctors weren't treating me for it (I don't know why) with having PCOS and the research I had done as doctors didn't know anything about it, I knew I was at a higher chance of...
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    Coffee - To Drink Or Not To Drink...that Is The Question.

    Hi i'm type 1 so may be different for me, but I was told by my dietician that food with lactose can make your BG rise naturally anyway, a 1 point rise doesn't seem too much. Did you notice it rise anymore than that? I normally have black coffee with 2 sweetners and it doesn't effect my BG at all :)
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    Low Carb Indianfoods

    Keema with peas is really nice, best thing with Indian food is the experimenting. Try lots of different combos to get what you like. If gram flour is ok mix with water to get a thick paste and put rings of onion in to fry. It's like a onion bhaji mixed with pakora style, really nice (I did like...
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    Low Carb Indianfoods

    My ex husband is Pakistani so got used to cooking alot of Pakistani dishes, I had a really good cookbook as well did every Indian recipe you could think of. Pakistani's do like their meat. Try keema curry (minced meat) , chana masala (chick peas in sauce) raita (spiced yogurt and cucumber. I...
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    New To This

    Thank you all for your replies :)
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    New To This

    Hey, I was diagnosed on NYE 2017 of all days. It came as a shock and was in hospital with a DKA diag for a few days, very new to the whole system of things even with 7 months of a whole new lifestyle. I take 2 types of insulin 4 times a day and metformin 2g (for a different medical condition)...