Forgive my ignorance but does the closed loop involve an insulin pump and much expense? Plus much faffing and admin?Hello, Ive got the triple too, T1, Coeliac and hypothyroid.
I've reduced carbs quite a lot and use a closed loop system to control the T1 beast (as much as possible). Closing the loop improved my overnight/waking bgs the most.
Forgive my ignorance but does the closed loop involve an insulin pump and much expense? Plus much faffing and admin?
thank you Tony. My worst part of a day is waking up - when my bgm number is 50% of the time high ie over 12. My son and I ring each at 10pm every night, but always disagree on what to inject [or eat]. My thyroid condition is well-controlled - I THINK. I actually don't know! My rash on DH/coelaic is re-emerging according to how much "bad wheat or gluten" food I eat.I do sympathise with your BAM. My other "bad" area is eating huge amounts of carbohydrates. I have a sweet tooth. My average carb intake each day is 180-230! Any suggestions?T1 coeliac and Bile acid malabsorption sufferer here and I emphasize the word sufferer.
Its the BAM bit that I find the hardest and I find it works best to eat less but it not that easy to do it if that makes sense.
After 44 years a type 1 I find that the easiest of the three.
Tony
thank you Tony. My worst part of a day is waking up - when my bgm number is 50% of the time high ie over 12. My son and I ring each at 10pm every night, but always disagree on what to inject [or eat]. My thyroid condition is well-controlled - I THINK. I actually don't know! My rash on DH/coelaic is re-emerging according to how much "bad wheat or gluten" food I eat.I do sympathise with your BAM. My other "bad" area is eating huge amounts of carbohydrates. I have a sweet tooth. My average carb intake each day is 180-230! Any suggestions?
fine words Tony. My evening meal has always been at 7.30pm and I ALWAYS have a pudding, or TWO, so I know what to do. Easier said than.... I do plenty of exercise, which helps, despite exercise having a dual effect.Following a GF diet is imperative and I would avoid eating after 6pm so when its time for bed you know which way your levels are going.
Experiment on yourself and assuming at 73 you are retired then set your alarm for the middle of the night if you are anxious about what you've done.
I'm active and work at 50 years old and don't eat as many carbs as you but but but I realise that works for me and don't think I'm being critical.
Good luck
Tony
Sorry to be so delighted, but I think it's great that there's a place in the forum for this!
I have Grave's (2002), colitis (2011) and now T1 as of this month. Grave's is dealt with for the most part as I had my thyroid treated with radioactive iodine in 2002 (no function anymore, it's now just a little 'raisin' as one doc described it). The colitis is kind of an ongoing struggle which I can sometimes keep in control with the specific carbohydrate diet (basically low-carb except from veggies and a few sorts of beans). Now with T1 I'm feeling naturally more inspired to be low-carb and I feel like I can do that without missing too much.
Anyway, like I said, I'm quite happy to see other people with autoimmune hat-tricks. I felt like a bit of a freak when they diagnosed me with T1 on top of the other illnesses :/
fine words Tony. My evening meal has always been at 7.30pm and I ALWAYS have a pudding, or TWO, so I know what to do. Easier said than.... I do plenty of exercise, which helps, despite exercise having a dual effect.
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