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    Ketones

    The c-peptide may need to be monitored over time if the patient is in their honeymoon period. But if you look at the Exeter notes by 3-5 years, they are still producing insulin, they are not classifying the condition as type 1. Some diabetic patients are have the same treatment as a type 1...
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    Ketones

    Now days they use a c-peptide test. If your body is producing large amounts of insulin and it is not effective then it is type 2. With high levels insulin resistance some type 2 diabetics need insulin. You may have seen in the news articles the Exeter University Medical team: Simple, cheap...
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    Ketones

    You are in a state of nutritional ketosis which is normal. Nutritional ketosis is defined as blood ketone levels of 0.5 – 3 mmol/L, which also represents the optimal ketone range for weight loss. I eat a low carbohydrate diet and follow intermittent fasting so and can see my ketone levels as...
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    Type 1 diabetes and its effect on relationships

    I found the first year after my diagnosis with type 1 diabetes the most difficult. I just could not accept that I had it and kept researching in case the specialist had made a mistake. It was overwhelming and affected everything in my life. It was like living with an elephant in my room. Five...
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    Type 1: What are your HbA1c test results?

    Another HbA1c at 5%. It has been 6 month since my last which was 5%. I wondered if they did not wait the usual year between blood tests because they thought it was not credible. :)
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    FIASP

    On DAFNE they do say to try longer time periods between dosing and eating, but to be aware that it will reach a point where you will drop too much. There is only so far you can take this. Dr Bernstein advises to only drop 0.3 mmol/l before starting to eat. So, the reality is that I spike into...
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    Covid

    I have just tested positive for Covid. The strains are supposed to be milder but I'm really unwell again, just like as last time. I had the Covid vaccine booster 13 days ago. Has anyone else caught Covid this Autumn?
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    FIASP

    Unlike a normal person's insulin, injected insulin does not match the food you are eating so if you eat normally most people will spike their blood sugars. I use Fiasp and understand it is one of the quickest acting on the market. I avoid foods that make my blood sugars spike. However, the...
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    Type 1: What are your HbA1c test results?

    Of course there are exceptions - well done you. But for a large number, dosing for carbs is difficult. Fewer than 30% of type 1's reach their HbA1c target: https://www.gettingitrightfirsttime.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/GIRFT-diabetes-report.pdf
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    What have you eaten today? (Low carb forum)

    Coffee with cream Almond milk and purition milkshake Celeriac soup Celeriac topped Shepard's pie Jarlsberg cheese Greek salad Hummus and a slice of low carb bread
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    Concerned over type.

    Welcome. If you are type 1, the c-peptide test should confirm it. I had to drink a bottle of lucozade type sugar syrup liquid before my test. They need to see your body's insulin response to glucose. The test will not necessarily be conclusive if you are fasting or have not eaten enough prior to...
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    Type 1: What are your HbA1c test results?

    If you eat normally then your HbA1c is really difficult to get below 6.5% which is at the level recommended by NICE. My specialists recommend as a type 1 that I should eat whatever I like. However, to get a HbA1c of 5% like mine I eat keto or low carb which is not recommended by the current...
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    Any keto experts here?

    I treat all readings below 4.0 mmol/l so that I do not lose my hypo awareness. Hypo unawareness is what consultants are most worried about with the keto diet. I have reassured mine that I always eat fruit between 3.5 and 4.0 mmol/l and dextro below that. I continue to retest until my blood...
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    Recommendations for low cholesterol diet

    The keto diet will be high in good hdl cholesterol. In a nutshell, hdl cholesterol carries bad ldl cholesterol back to the liver where it is broken down and removed from the body. https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/understanding-cholesterol-hdl-vs-ldl-2018041213608 I am following a keto diet...
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    Running and Type 1 diabetes

    I run in the morning before break-fast, drinking coffee and cream before hand, and I have to take a correction to stop my blood sugars from rising too much. Evening runs are difficult. I have to eat fruit and dextro tablets to keep my blood sugars from falling.
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    Type 1 - I hate this disease

    Last night especially. I did two running training sessions yesterday and I struggled to keep my blood sugars above 3.5 mmol/l overnight. I had alarms going off every hour and I had to get up and keep eating. At one stage I thought about throwing my phone out the window. My blood sugars...
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    What was your fasting blood glucose? (with some chat)

    5.0 finger prick. 5.8 on Dexcom.
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    What was your fasting blood glucose? (with some chat)

    5.2 finger prick. 5.8 Dexcom.
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    What was your fasting blood glucose? (with some chat)

    4.7 this morning on the Dexcom.
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    Type 1 I've just had 4 Libre sensors fail in one go. One after the other!? I now have none and the 4th is being held on by a patch. Anyone else?

    I clean my skin with isopropyl alcohol before applying a sensor. What do you use?