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    Keto diet and ketones

    So I started a keto diet last week and my blood sugar levels have been fine but I noticed today that I was drinking a little bit more water, which I used to do when I was diagonsed last April, which back then it was 6.3. So I tested today and it was 0.9, so my question is I know this diet is...
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    HbA1c test results

    Yeah I had my first review on the 26th of June which he did my hba1c then, he also said that I would get them done before my next appointment also.
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    HbA1c test results

    So I 3 weeks ago I had my first HbA1c test done at the hospital and I was wondering how long does it generally take for you guys to get your results back?
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    Need some Advice

    Hi all, My blood sugar level was 4.8 before dinner, and then it was 4.8 before I went to sleep, also today it was 5.3 when I woke up and then 5.3 again before I had lunch. I was just wondering is this normal, as I know its supposed to go up and down but mine stays the say sometimes even when I...
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    Newly diagnosed type 1

    Hi again, I am overweight, which this is why I thought it could be type 2 but from what I have heard off the links I have been given, you can get type 1 whether your overweight or not, the same with type 2. I agree with the Ketones, as they were over 6 The doctors said DKA so everything points...
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    Newly diagnosed type 1

    Hi, Thanks for the advice, The dietitian touched on carb counting, but I said I wanted to just get used to the insulin doses first and come back to it at my next appointment (which should be the end of may) as I felt that I didn't want to overwhelm myself with all this new stuff and I wanted to...
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    Newly diagnosed type 1

    @kitedoc Im currently taking 30 units of Levemir morning and night so that 60 units for a full day, was scared to touch that, hence why I have been just doing the novo rapid. Thanks for links @Scott-C @becca59 :)
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    Newly diagnosed type 1

    Has anyone else had problems with blood sugars always being low, I have decreased the novo rapid units from 22 when I came home from the hospital to now taking 12, still stays around 4 at evening meal times. Sorry for asking so many questions
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    Newly diagnosed type 1

    I decided to read my discharge letter to see what it actually says and it does say at the bottom C-Peptide, GAT and Ielet cell antibodies sent, will be reviewed at OP F/U.
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    Newly diagnosed type 1

    Thank you so much for the advice, I think I am still trying to get to grips with it and just need to face the facts that the doctors would of done test when I was in hospital as I had my blood taken 2 times a day when I was in hospital. So I just need to come to grips that it is type 1 and need...
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    Newly diagnosed type 1

    I know this question is probably stupid, but have been reading article about people that have type 1 diabetes often get misdiagnosed as type 2 at first. I was wondering if that could also happen the other way around, as I do have more weight then I should, and after the scare I am trying to fix...
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    Newly diagnosed type 1

    Thanks for the advice @WuTwo and @Knikki , I have updated my personal info. Thank you for the link on type 1 diabetes.
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    Newly diagnosed type 1

    Hi, I recently got diagnosed with type 1 diabetes flowing me going into hospital after calling 111, with having symptoms of thirst, breathing heavily, and being tired. Never expected it to be this, but after I was seen, the doctor tested my blood sugar level and it was 23.4, which then they...
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