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<blockquote data-quote="fergus" data-source="post: 22352" data-attributes="member: 6150"><p>Posted Mon Sep 01, 2008 9:53 pm by crafteclaire</p><p></p><p>Sorry, this is not a success story but a question. I have been a type 1 diabetic for 31 years (I'm 33 years old) and have never had much contact with other diabetics. I am struggling much the same as some of your 'before' testimonies, and am wondering what you mean by a low carb diet. I've always been told that I have to build my meals around starchy carbs and am experiencing average running bms of 12 - 15. My last HBA1c was 8.2% and I'm really dreading my next visit to the diabetic specialist at the end of this month. Can anyone help???? I'm willing to try anything. I'm on an insulin pump and am trying to do 2 hourly bms during waking hours to adjust the basal rate on my pump. At mealtimes, I tend to take 2 units of insulin per 10g cho, plus another unit per 2 mmol/ls to lower my bm from what it tests at to 5, but this seems to be resulting in increased hypos and then the good old tennis ball effect after I take sugary drinks / jam sandwiches to raise it up again. I'm a lone parent so can't be affording to have debilitating hypos. I'll check this page again to see if anyone has any suggestions for me.</p><p></p><p>Cheers, guys!</p><p></p><p>Claire</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="fergus, post: 22352, member: 6150"] Posted Mon Sep 01, 2008 9:53 pm by crafteclaire Sorry, this is not a success story but a question. I have been a type 1 diabetic for 31 years (I'm 33 years old) and have never had much contact with other diabetics. I am struggling much the same as some of your 'before' testimonies, and am wondering what you mean by a low carb diet. I've always been told that I have to build my meals around starchy carbs and am experiencing average running bms of 12 - 15. My last HBA1c was 8.2% and I'm really dreading my next visit to the diabetic specialist at the end of this month. Can anyone help???? I'm willing to try anything. I'm on an insulin pump and am trying to do 2 hourly bms during waking hours to adjust the basal rate on my pump. At mealtimes, I tend to take 2 units of insulin per 10g cho, plus another unit per 2 mmol/ls to lower my bm from what it tests at to 5, but this seems to be resulting in increased hypos and then the good old tennis ball effect after I take sugary drinks / jam sandwiches to raise it up again. I'm a lone parent so can't be affording to have debilitating hypos. I'll check this page again to see if anyone has any suggestions for me. Cheers, guys! Claire [/QUOTE]
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