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Message: <blockquote data-quote="mopsy21" data-source="post: 642934" data-attributes="member: 64930">Hi Type1BriI was diagnosed T1 just about two years ago, and I had the same issue with unacceptable lows (just short of hypos) in mid to late mornings.  I would say definitely speak to your DN about it.  Mine was very helpful, and after a few adjustments, we agreed on changing the ratio for breakfast.  I'm on 0.2 unit of Novorapid to 10g carbs for breakfast and 1 unit to 10g carbs for lunch and tea.  The breakfast ratio means that most days I take no Novorapid to cover whatever I eat - even up to 60g carbs, depending on my fasting level.  It's been like that for at least 18 months.  I don't seem to have come to any harm with that, but I would advise speaking with your DN before making any changes, because everyone is different, and you're at a really early stage. In answer to your other query about not taking Novorapid for really low carb meals, I have done this.  Basically, I found that if I had a 10g carb lunch, my meter (Accu-chek Expert) would suggest no rapid insulin, so I don't take any.  This means that most days, I just take Novorapid at teatime - not even then if I have no more than 10g carbs, which happened on a couple of days this week.  It might have been that I was super sensitive to the Lantus this week, as my blood glucose readings were consistently fairly low despite no Novorapid.  I guess this can happen from time to tme! Anyway, I hope this helps in some way.  Good luck with your journey.</blockquote>

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