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Hi! I've been moving my slow acting insulin up and down, trying different times. You will get there! I've recently managed to stabalise things a little and actually went FIVE nights without a hypo! - I inject 2 to 4 units of fast insulin at breakfast time and if I'm running high I give it time...

Statins make me feel unwell also so my doctor put me on Ezetimibe which was no better so I'm not taking any meds for my cholesterol for the moment. That's an extra source of worry and frustration as it means cutting down on fats which make our meals so much tastier. To help delay any nocturnal...

I experience exactly the same. I take between 16 to 24 units of Levemir in the morning about an hour after breakfast, and 0 to 6 units of Novorapid before meals. I find that if I inject Levemir too early in the morning ie along with the Novorapid, I experience hypos at 10.30 am whereas if I...

I too struggle with my levels when I do any sport - I play tennis and I can be hyper or hypo. I thought it was to do with my reading before starting to play so I have been experimenting with food to try and get within the green zone (libre view) at about 9 and keep it that way. This is proving...

Thank you for a very useful reply. I will take your advice and do basal fasting checks, and just deal with the rest.

Hi I'm back again to ask if anyone has experienced remission during the honeymoon period. By remission I mean stablizing to the point of coming off all meds. It happened to me very briefly six weeks after being diagnosed. I was on a low carb diet and taking regular exercise. I'd had 6 injections...

Thanks to this group!!

I am doing a detailed list of everything that I eat at the moment as I already noticed that some carbs cause bigger spikes ie anything made with refined white flour! I also drink a lot of milky coffee and am careful to include the carbs from the milk. I do eat a lot of veg too so I am careful to...

This is really interesting and it was blurry vision that was my first sign of diabetes. I was playing tennis and probably my sugar level was decreasing rapidly and my eyes would just not focus!

Yes! It's beginning to make sense. I really will write it all down and look for pattern. I have reduced to 3 units - still waiting to hear from the hospital but I had to do something to avoid provoking those nocturnal hypos. Hopefully things will be better tomorrow!

Thank you so much for taking the time. I am waiting to hear from the doctor now as I already contacted them. Yes I can count up my carbs but I guess I'm not doing it properly yet. Trial and error !

Thanks! I did and I needed that sugar !!! After a lunch of burger, veggies with half a bun and some ketchup, a lactose free yoghurt, and a latte my glucose level went DOWN instead of going up! It continued going down (arrow pointing down in an almost straight line) until it got to the level when...

The time has come! Beginning bolus today. Lyumjev 4 units 15 minutes before meals. Abasaglar 11 units each morning. I am feeling a little scared as I've been getting a lot of hypos lately.

My feet have become so painful since I was diagnosed with diabetes in June 2023. My hb went from 11 to 7.1 in three months. I had no idea that it was a consequence of diabetes. I mentioned it to my endo and she tested my feet for nerve loss!!! I said no it's the opposite and she didn't seem to...

I find that if I play tennis the adrenaline pushes my glucose up, but the following day I get reactive hypos. If I go for a long walk without having a snach I'll have a hypo! But recently whilst playing tennis I had a hypo and had to stop as despite having sugar and waiting 10 minutes as soon as...

Hi Becca, Here in France they don't normally prescribe Metformin for type 1 diabetes. I was given it when they presumed that I was type 2 but it really didn't agree with me. Januvia seems to be doing some good - some of the time. I still have a lot of highs, then lows, but my average glucose...

I know it's irrational . I haven't yet come to terms with being type 1 at 67 years old, fit and healthy albeit a little overweight. But you are right, people do lead full lives with diabetes and I will!

Thank you all for your input and excellent advice. I haven't been a member of this group for long but the help and empathy I've received has made me more positive. I had a reply from my doctor about Januvia. It's given to type 1s here in France to help stimulate insulin production but only as a...

Yes I do have a CGM - Freestyle Libre 2 linked to my phone and shared with the hospital so if I have a query they can access my readings which saves time on multiple hospital appointments! I agree that it's best to react as soon as the arrow is pointing down. I'll have a milky coffee to try and...

Yes I know, it does sound a bit magical, the wonder drug. I just read that when it is associated with insulin you need to be wary of hypos..... Yes I am newly diagnosed, I'm exactly 5 months in, I was diagnosed on D Day (6 June) and I live almost on one of the D-Day beaches in Normandy....you...