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Message: <blockquote data-quote="azure" data-source="post: 1206565" data-attributes="member: 39639">I do understand what you mean about having to think ahead about your food and how many carbs you're goung to eat. It is annoying - to put it mildly. I do sometimes eat more than I planned and then I just have an extra bolus to cover the carbs in it.I'm going to tag [USER=14029]@CarbsRok[/USER] because I think they know something about thyroid meds. I'm also going to tag [USER=211504]@TorqPenderloin[/USER] because he's very active and super-organised, and I'm going to tag a few other Tyoe 1s for you - [USER=11028]@noblehead[/USER] [USER=32394]@catapillar[/USER] [USER=30007]@tim2000s[/USER] That's just a few for starters. Hopefully more will be along to comment soon <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />My pump is an Animas Vibe. It's waterproof (you can swim with it on) and it's robust. I know this because I'm very clumsy! It can also be used with the Dexcom CGM if you were able to get that.  If you don't have a half unit pen for fast acting, I recommend getting one. It's good for tiny boluses and precise correction doses so you're less likely to have too much or too little insulin.A quick way to carb count is simply to learn how much insulin you need for various meals by very careful experimentation. That's what I did initially - ate the same meal a few times until I'd perfected the dose of insulin I needed to cover it.I don't know if you've ever done one but a basal test is a good starting point for control. If you get your basal right, then that gives you a firm foundation to build on. If it's wrong, then you can be fighting a bit of a losing battle.Do keep checking back to this thread. Saturdays are often quiet here, but there are lots of Type 1s on the forum who know what it's like juggling diabetes and life.</blockquote>

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