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    Is it possible to still eat desserts sometimes?

    Were you put on a particular diet plan to manage your type one? I am very physically active and am on a higher carb, low fat plan because it was suitable for me as opposed to low carb which also works for many. If you do basal bolus and are unsure trial and error will possibly happen but that's...
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    Lantus and night hypos.

    Hello, thank you so much for linking this article, this has opened my eyes significantly and made me more aware of what could potentially be causing this problem! I see it states a lot about low body fat, etc well that is quite possibly my issue! I am a lady with a six pack, therefore low body...
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    Lantus and night hypos.

    I will definitely consider a shift in hospitals if the appointment next week is unsuccessful. Partner and I have been filling out a full comprehensive food and exercise diary of our own backs for the past few months logging each and every thing with full measurements and trying very hard. This...
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    Lantus and night hypos.

    Hello, thank you for the response, I take one shot of lantus a day, a have previously tried taking it in the morning instead, however this resulted in more instability of my life as I was experiencing the hypos during the daytime instead. Thank you for the suggestion however, I will see if...
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    Lantus and night hypos.

    Hello, thank you for the response, well the clinician at the hospital got very grumpy with me and dismissed my night time hypo problem, she was unhappy because my a1c was in the 7s rather than a 6, (I was perfectly in the old target we had years ago annoyingly) she actually dismissed my problem...
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    Lantus and night hypos.

    Hello, I am coming to my absolute ends wits at the moment, I am a woman that has had type one for about 11-12 years, I was moved onto lantus and humalog from the novomix 30 5 years ago. So I was able to get my humalog changed to novorapid this year finally due to hypers after eating food from...
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    Unexplained consistent night-time hypos

    Could be a basal issue maybe, i also suffer from nocturnal hypoglycaemia involving my partner panicking because I am non coherent and shallow breathing, woken by paramedics many times. Do you take your basal before bed? I am not a doctor so I wouldn't take my advice 100% and would speak to...
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    Type 2 Does burning the toast reduce the carb content?

    Hello, I am a type one however I do try to keep my carbs relatively low. I don't do keto, just low carb. Have you tried the Hi-lo bread in Sainsburys by any chance? It's 5.0g per slice, its not carb free of course however could potentially be much lower than regular bread. Its high in protein...
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    Testing before driving

    I am not too sure about type 2 but for myself with type 1 the DVLA put me on a disabled person's license of which can't be overturned. There could have been a reform with driving conditions quite possibly, they advised me I could not drive without doing a blood test and to pull over every 2...