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<blockquote data-quote="Juicyj" data-source="post: 2362583" data-attributes="member: 53162"><p>Hi Cath,</p><p></p><p>At the point we receive our diagnosis our bodies have been starved of energy for some time, it's difficult to say how long in your case but I know when I was diagnosed i'd lost well over a stone in weight and once I started insulin therapy my body adjusted and I put on weight, I started on a pump a number of years afterwards and put on some more then, I have since taken up running and run around 2-3 times a week so have converted some of that to muscle but haven't lost any weight, I eat a low carb diet and control my glucose levels as tightly as I can, I do this for a couple of reasons, firstly to improve my mental health, as i've found running high glucose levels made me depressed, where as if I can run a tighter range I am more focused and feel more relaxed, I sleep better which again impacts my mental health. Eating food doesn't need to be a pain, but getting used to food which has a better outcome on our blood glucose levels is my goal, can you use a libre at all to watch the impact of food on your glucose levels ?</p><p></p><p>If you're levels are running high then you're not getting enough insulin, what will help as a starting point is to just keep a daily diary so recording the times for your blood glucose levels, food eaten/carbs consumed, insulin taken. Identifying patterns is key to getting better control, as you can show your team what you are doing, when and they can help you make adjustments. In time it's good to develop your knowledge and understanding more to help you make decisions.</p><p></p><p>I know at the moment things seem hard and you hate your t1 but you have to learn to live with it, so reaching a point of acceptance so it can exist without emotion, sadly it's not going away but running high will be making you feel rubbish so hopefully use the diary to start seeing what's happening, when etc and you can start to bring your levels down with the right insulin dosing.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Juicyj, post: 2362583, member: 53162"] Hi Cath, At the point we receive our diagnosis our bodies have been starved of energy for some time, it's difficult to say how long in your case but I know when I was diagnosed i'd lost well over a stone in weight and once I started insulin therapy my body adjusted and I put on weight, I started on a pump a number of years afterwards and put on some more then, I have since taken up running and run around 2-3 times a week so have converted some of that to muscle but haven't lost any weight, I eat a low carb diet and control my glucose levels as tightly as I can, I do this for a couple of reasons, firstly to improve my mental health, as i've found running high glucose levels made me depressed, where as if I can run a tighter range I am more focused and feel more relaxed, I sleep better which again impacts my mental health. Eating food doesn't need to be a pain, but getting used to food which has a better outcome on our blood glucose levels is my goal, can you use a libre at all to watch the impact of food on your glucose levels ? If you're levels are running high then you're not getting enough insulin, what will help as a starting point is to just keep a daily diary so recording the times for your blood glucose levels, food eaten/carbs consumed, insulin taken. Identifying patterns is key to getting better control, as you can show your team what you are doing, when and they can help you make adjustments. In time it's good to develop your knowledge and understanding more to help you make decisions. I know at the moment things seem hard and you hate your t1 but you have to learn to live with it, so reaching a point of acceptance so it can exist without emotion, sadly it's not going away but running high will be making you feel rubbish so hopefully use the diary to start seeing what's happening, when etc and you can start to bring your levels down with the right insulin dosing. [/QUOTE]
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