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Indeed it is ok. Having been type 1 for more years that I care to remember, I had never had Mars Bars cheesecake or any "normal" food. I did the DAFNE course earlier this year and it was a revelation. I can eat ANYTHING. The trick is to look and see the total carb content and divide by 10 for...

Hi. I am a well controlled T1 but I know what it feels like to be unstable! Also, I am a specialist housing consultant with a PhD in housing tenure options for vulnerable people and I can tell you, quite emphatically, that the council has a DUTY to house you! They MUST, and there is a wealth of...

and being diagnosed T1 for a few years now my last few results have been 42, 40, 37 and most recent was 35

sorry to burst your bubble Grazer but you are talking in old money! the new method of measuring HbA1c is in mmol/mol

Im Newcastle, T1 and run a consultancy business What and where are you graduating in/from?

I agree with the advice here but disagree with the suggested insulin regime. I am full type 1 and have 2 humulin I shots a day and only 6 units at that. I have been t1 for many years now and have done away with rapid insulin by being careful what I eat. My levels NEVER go above 8 and are 95% of...

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I like beer and whilst it does have sugar in it, raising your bg it also has alcohol which lowers it! Try an LCL type of beer and keep away from the really sweets ones. I just recently got back from holiday and found a pils type beer that had absolutely no effect up or down on my levels..heaven!

Hi Generally metformin is for type 2. it does, however, work for type 1 (of which I am one) by increasing the bodies sensitivity to insulin so, in theory, you take less and it goes further (like putting red x in a car). It is of further benefit as one of its effects is to supress glucose...

Im 37 mmol/mol or 5.5% and grazer you are correct, the normal way to measure it now is in mmol/mol