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Newbie with type 1 - advice please!!

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amy_vf16

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Hi Guys,

My name is Amy and I'm 22 years old and was diagnosed with type 1 on tuesday - big shock!
My bg levels are all over the place, they were 33 when I was first checked and now are ranging between 4 and 26 so my insulin is being increased by the day as i went from 4.7 before breakfast to 25.9 after breakfast - i ate fruit and fibre with skimmed milk so I dont think it should be that high so my nurse increased my insulin.

I had no keytones on tues, tested today on urine stick thing and it came up a dark beigey colour, looks pretty much between "0 and traces" if i compare it to the chart on the packet, any advice on this as I don't understand it?

I've been told by my nurse i eat well so i dont need to change my diet too much but what do i do about eating chocolate/sweets etc?

Any advice about insulin/food/keytones etc would be greatly appreciated as i am SO lost!!!

thanks,
Amy
 
I'm a T2 myself married to a T1, so I've seen what I haven't experienced myself.
If you follow the usual instructions given by most British Healthcare professionals on Diet and Blood Glucose control, you will soon find yourself on large doses of insulin and the attendant risk of hypos and a possible weight gain spiral.
I would recommend you to get hold of a copy of Dr. Bernstein's Diabetes Solution. This book has everything you need. It's pricey, so try your library first.
Essentially Bernstein has developed what he calls "the doctrine of small numbers" By that he means, eating a very reduced carbohydrate diet and using minimal insulin. He includes instructions on how to get insulin doses right and even meal plans.
You are starting on a lifelong way of living and to make it long and healthy, you will need to keep your blood glucose levelsas near to non-diabetic as you can.( around 5)
Your medics may set you higher BG targets, but it is lnown that a consistent BG of above 7 is a road to nasty and possibly life threatening complications.
Many medics think that these complications are inevitable, but they need not be if you keep TIGHT control
 
Hi Amy, I'm also type 1 and I'm sorry to hear of your diagnosis.
Another good resource for a newbie is a recent book by Prof. Charles Clark entitled The Diabetes Revolution. Very concise and it also has lots of great recipe ideas.

You've already faced the flawed logic of some parts of the health profession too unfortunately! The cereal clearly had a terrible effect on your blood sugar levels, so one solution would be to try something else for breakfast that wouldn't. The other is to inject more insulin to deal with it. Your body is already telling you what it thinks!

All the best,

fergus
 
Hi Amy,

Sorry you're joining us :wink: I know the next few weeks will be quite scary, you can't expect to get your head round this straight away...it's taken me a year (so far)! Just follow the fantastic advice you get on this forum and you will get there.

In the mean time look after yourself.

Jessie.
 
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