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Thank you so so much guys! :) I sometimes feel like i can't cope with it anymore and just as i have control it starts to go over the place again Sent from the Diabetes Forum App

Hello all, I have been a type 1 for just under 5 months and i currently use novorapid and lantus. My ratio of carbs is 1:20g and 1 unit of insulin should drop me down by 4.5mmols. The problem i'm having is that the insulin i have seems to be less than the amount i need. When i go by my...

I use lantus so i can only inject full units which is a pain to be honest, likewise with my novorapid its only full units which isn't very useful. Sent from the Diabetes Forum App

Thank you so much guys, i reduced my basal but i think i need to reduce it even further as i woke up to a hypo this morning, although i didnt feel any symptoms. I guess i'll have to figure out which way works best :) Sent from the Diabetes Forum App

Helloo. I have been getting a lot of hypos about 2 hours after breakfast. My ratio is 1unit of insulin to 20g of carbs and although i eat the amount of carbs i eat normally i go low. I have been diabetic for about 3 months and a half but i never had a hypo before, i've had around 10 hypos in the...

I once read something on the internet which stated that the beta cells which do not produce insulin in diabetic patients also do not produce the hormone amylin. Amylin is the hormobe which makes us feel full. However, a diabetic patient will not produce this hormone and therefore will never feel...

1) Name? Tugba 2) Age? 19 3) Gender? Female 4) Insulin or pump? Insulin 5) What is the thing you dislike about Diabetes? Everything 6) What is the thing you like about Diabetes? Nothing 7) How long have you had Diabetes, diagnosis date? January 2014 so nearly 2 months 8) Do you mind people...

Mine is 1 unit per 20g, people seem to be taking a lot of insulin, maybe it's because i have only been diabetic for less than 2 months? :) Sent from the Diabetes Forum App

I got diagnosed on the 14th of jan 2014 and to be honest i felt like you for the first week but afterwards it just seems to be a part of your life whether you like it or not. I'm sure you'll get used to it :) Sent from the Diabetes Forum App

Helloo, I got diagnosed with type 1 on the 14th of jan 2014. I still eat a lot of carbs but my blood sugar levels seem to be withing the normal range, just need to balance it with insulin I felt like you about a week or 2 back but i think its about still appreciating what we have unlike...