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- Type of diabetes
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Hi, I am new to this forum - though I have read lots of threads over the years. I am 46 years old and have had type 1 diabetes for 30 years now. Until a few years ago I always have great control, but now I just can’t seem to get things right. I switched my diet a few years ago and mostly eat low carb when my blood sugars starting going haywire. I no longer go anywhere near pasta, rice, cereal, potatoes, most types of fruit, or any of the good things!
Over the last few weeks things have gone crazy again. My blood sugars can change from 17 to 1 in less than half an hour and they are all over the place whatever I eat. It is is exhausting and frustrating. I check levels up to 20 times a day and have been keep a diary but there are just no patterns at all. Last night my blood sugar fell to 1 and I couldn’t get it back up for several hours, I waited for the inevitable high but that didn’t come.
Today I have eaten 1 piece of low carb bread, cucumber sticks and cheese, a piece of fish with salad and 3 strawberries - my blood sugars have been 6.7, 14.7, 14.9, 3.3, 12.9 and 14! No sense at all.
Any suggestions?
Over the last few weeks things have gone crazy again. My blood sugars can change from 17 to 1 in less than half an hour and they are all over the place whatever I eat. It is is exhausting and frustrating. I check levels up to 20 times a day and have been keep a diary but there are just no patterns at all. Last night my blood sugar fell to 1 and I couldn’t get it back up for several hours, I waited for the inevitable high but that didn’t come.
Today I have eaten 1 piece of low carb bread, cucumber sticks and cheese, a piece of fish with salad and 3 strawberries - my blood sugars have been 6.7, 14.7, 14.9, 3.3, 12.9 and 14! No sense at all.
Any suggestions?