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Hi, I had a similar problem with night hypos when I was taking short-acting and long-acting insulins via insulin pens. I understand why intuitively it might seem like tweaking your long-acting insulin times could be the solution, but this wasn’t the solution to my hypos which kept occurring...

I can't say for sure, but maybe your pasta and insulin might have been absorbed and peaked at different rates, giving a yo-yo-ing effect. Experience will help you assess which foods spike when. When you have brain space, you might find it useful to look up these terms: - glycaemic index - which...

Hiya, a few thoughts come to mind. As previously mentioned, it might be that your liver released extra glucose (eg if you were stressed about your forthcoming meeting and your blood sugar was dropping so your liver caused a 'rebound' effect). Also, it could be that the insulin is out of sync...

Hiya, sorry to hear you're having a tricky time with your hospital team, sounds like you're not being listened to, while your diet is probably going to have a big impact on your insulin needs. Plus your dietary changes might result in weight-loss too, which should help you reach your target...

I agree that it would be worth considering whether the dawn phenomenon is a factor with blood sugars in the morning. I don’t eat breakfast, I have brunch at 1-ish, but I need an extra insulin in the mornings because of my ‘morning spike’. If I don’t have extra insulin about half an hour before I...

Hiya, it’s so disheartening when our diabetes keeps evolving and making life more difficult - I do sympathise. I’ve had T1 for about 40 years and my diabetes has been described as ‘brittle’. Your HbA1c is enviable- well done! - but you don’t mention your testing. I’ve found the Freestyle Libre...