I've had type 1 for over 31 years.
I had problems due to being ill, maybe flu? last winter. A bad night hypo happened.
I sussed that by setting alarm clock for 2 am & found sugar levels dipping before going high in the morning.
Basically I wasn't eating enough before bed, it was the novorapid still acting 8 hours later!
So more food before bed & a bit more long acting insulin stopped the highs in the morning.
Well in searching the internet I found alkaline water.
Apparently our stomachs are too acidic cus of the rubbish we eat!
It reckons if we have alkaline water then this allows for 'repair' of insulin producing cells.
Far fetched?
Well it said just get some bicarbonate of soda (baking powder), £1.27 from tesco.
I bought a 2 litre juice jug.
Half a teaspoon of this powder in the jug, cold water from the tap, shake it up.
I put a bit of robinsons no sugar juice in a glass then have 2 or 3 glasses a day.
Within a month the amount of novorapid I was using dropped a lot, 30% drop.
Now I'm using less than half what I was 6 months ago.
I was using 12 to 18 units of novorapid. Am now using 5 to 8 most morning.
I've actually been using three quarters of a teaspoon full of powder lately rather than having more glasses.
All I can say is try it
I had problems due to being ill, maybe flu? last winter. A bad night hypo happened.
I sussed that by setting alarm clock for 2 am & found sugar levels dipping before going high in the morning.
Basically I wasn't eating enough before bed, it was the novorapid still acting 8 hours later!
So more food before bed & a bit more long acting insulin stopped the highs in the morning.
Well in searching the internet I found alkaline water.
Apparently our stomachs are too acidic cus of the rubbish we eat!
It reckons if we have alkaline water then this allows for 'repair' of insulin producing cells.
Far fetched?
Well it said just get some bicarbonate of soda (baking powder), £1.27 from tesco.
I bought a 2 litre juice jug.
Half a teaspoon of this powder in the jug, cold water from the tap, shake it up.
I put a bit of robinsons no sugar juice in a glass then have 2 or 3 glasses a day.
Within a month the amount of novorapid I was using dropped a lot, 30% drop.
Now I'm using less than half what I was 6 months ago.
I was using 12 to 18 units of novorapid. Am now using 5 to 8 most morning.
I've actually been using three quarters of a teaspoon full of powder lately rather than having more glasses.
All I can say is try it
