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Message: <blockquote data-quote="EllieM" data-source="post: 2152824" data-attributes="member: 372717">If your hba1c is 6.2, that's 44 in UK units, which is pretty good for a T1.  So I'm thinking that if you're running very high a lot of the time then you're either running very low a lot of the time or there's something wrong with your meter or your hba1c (there are certain blood conditions which give misleading hba1cs). What kind of meter are you using - (eg the libre is notoriously inaccurate for some people.As a T1 I've struggled with weight ever since running my levels more tightly (and I'm a bit suspicious of lantus since it's ever since I started taking it that my issues began).  The only way for me to avoid weight gain, and occasionally lose a little, seems to be to watch my carbs and hence my insulin.  (I'm pretty sure that I could omit insulin  to lose weight but I'd rather keep normal blood sugars and be overweight than go the DKA, high blood sugar, diabetic complications route. I prioritise my blood sugar levels, but I curse every time I go hypo and am forced to eat when not hungry).   But [USER=515701]@T1Dinsadd[/USER]  's hunger issues do sound like the problems people have when they are addicted to sugar/carbs, which suggests that a cold turkey avoid carbs and replace by fat might be the way to go.  Sugar is very addictive, but you'd probably have to wait out a fortnight of "keto flu" before getting any relief. Maybe some T2s who've gone the low carb route could comment.I take it you've been tested for the various genetic disorders which lead to disordered hunger?  (I'm not clued up about this, but I know there are some people who genuinely don't feel full when they've eaten.)Good luck.</blockquote>

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