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Hi everyone. My last hba1c was 55mmols which is a great improvement for me. I'm on Nova rapid/levemir and currently on a low carb diet which has really helped with my hba1c and also leveled out my sugar lvls. Not getting the rollercoaster effect so much now.

That's an interesting chart thank you for posting it. I am taking a basal insulin which is levemir once in the morning and once at night and my nova rapid is carb controlled so one unit per 10 grams of carbs. At the moment though the food I eat is usually bang on or under 10 g It's not really...

That's the thing when doing a low carb/keto diet I found that if I get low sugars I don't get the usual hypo warning, You know trembling agitation hunger. I just seen in control and feel normal which in a way is good but in another way I don't want to lose like you say that hypo awareness.

Since I've been on keto/low carb, my blood glucose levels have been fairly low anywhere from 4.5 to 2.8. I understand nutritional ketosis is probably 1 to 1.5 ketones but then I start getting concerned like I say because my diabetic nurse said that is a concerning level for a type 1.

I think that is what's confusing me. Ketosis and ketoacidosis. As far as my diabetic nurse said anything about 1 to 1.5 needs attention. Aren't you worried about ketones if you've had them at 3.5 or is that not harmful for a type 1 diabetic.

That's interesting as my partner has smelt a sweet smell on my breath when I've been talking to her. When I first lost all the water weight on keto I did have muscle ache just like I had 'keto flu' I'm just getting concerned as I've read if your ketones are above 1.5 you should seek medical...

Hi everyone My name's David and I type one diabetic and have been for 20 plus years. I'm on Nova rapid and levemir insulin and use a freestyle Libra 2 cgm. I've wanted to lose weight so I decided to start a low carb diet or keto. I lost 10lb in water weight Which I was so pleased with but...

@smithyg17 sorry to hear about your eye issues. I can relate as I originally had a case of severe floaters and a blur in the central vision of my left eye which required laser treatment. The floaters came on from anything pressure related like lifting something heavy to stressful exercise. The...

@Darion also hypo's are very different. I can drop as low as 2.8 and not realize as I'm not getting the usual shakes, short fuse, exhaustion and light headedness but I've felt more in control. Luckily I've got a freestyle Libra 2 that provides low sugar alarms so I have that by my side. Blood...

Hi @Darion I'm new to the forum Im type 1 and have been for 20yrs. I've always been trying to lower overall hba1c levels (which are dropping) and also tried loosing weight but not really had any success. I've been on keto for 2 half weeks and already lost 10lbs but most of that is called...