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I’m so confused... I’ve just had the libre fitted and I can see now that sweeteners are causing my BG levels to spike.... I thought sweeteners weren’t supposed to effect levels?! Has any one else had this?

I’m just about to be given a libre and was wondering how other t1s have found it? Has it improved your control? What can I expect?

I am getting a lot of mixed answers about doing a low carb diet (30g of carbs per day) and having T1, some people say it’s dangerous, some people say it helps manange BG levels! I only want to be on low carb until I lose a stone and then I’ll probably go to 50g of carbs per day to maintain. Can...

hi all, Bit of a strange one but I need some advice as I’m very confused. I’m newly diagnosed and still figuring out my levels and my insulin, I cut out carbs for the most part and found my levels easier to control and more consistent, then my diabetes nurse told me that I cut too many carbs...

Hi, so I’ve had T1 for about 2 weeks now and I’ve finally got my blood sugars lower today (4.7 from an average of about 16). I felt so awful though, I was shakey and dizzy and fuzzy. Has anyone else experienced this when they get their BG to normal levels?

I have read such mixed reviews about whether a high fat low carb diet is beneficial for type 1! I am already putting on weight after 4 days of taking insulin and don’t want to put on any more. Has any one got any advice on what diet to go on?

Im a newly diagnosed t1 (3 days on levamir and novarapid), I test myself before every injection and my levels are all over the place. I started at 24, then went down to 18, then went down to 10, now this evening I’m up to 28 :( is this normal for your first few days? How long does it take for my...