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Type 1s: How is everyone keeping bloods under control?

Hi Kerry, I'm on a pump. It's an education but I seriously love it. I do lchf. I tend to eat about 20-30g of carbs a day. The lower the better. I try to eat moderate protein because of the spike you can get afterwards. I also seem to have huge dawn phenomenon the day after a protein binge so another reason for moderate protein.
I do 3 sessions of weights - heavy! I'm an iron maiden, I also do an insanity class and spin. I Have a personal trainer session and he batters me. All for insulin sensitivity.
 
Loads of insulin I inject during the day and the night?
 
when I was on MDI I used to split every injection, before I went on a pump I was up to 8 a day. Low carb helps too. Now I do a min of 6 blood sugars a day and have a cgm that allows me to see whats happening all the time blood sugar wise
 
I'm going to die soon because if my control even though I've tried to control it like mad!
 
Same here actually.keeping my blood glucose within range doesn't last long!basically I can get it within range but then it continues to drop lower and lower.i end up like you taking lucozade and back to square one.This is constantly happening.
 
Joah said:
Same here actually.keeping my blood glucose within range doesn't last long!basically I can get it within range but then it continues to drop lower and lower.i end up like you taking lucozade and back to square one.This is constantly happening.
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hey @Joah
perhaps you could start a new thread as this one is fairly old and not very active.

dealing with our BG's is pretty much a 24 / 7 day operation.
it might be helpful for you to look at basal testing to get your background dose of long acting insulin sorted out first .
link here http://www.salforddiabetescare.co.uk/index2.php?nav_id=1007
 
I now see that this thread is 6 months old. To my previous post, I'll just add that there's a wonderful page on facebook. You don't have to have a facebook account to read it - (I don't). Here it is... https://www.facebook.com/Type1Grit/

The father who started the facebook page presented at Low Carb USA this summer and it's available for viewing here... https://www.dietdoctor.com/avoid-complications-type-1-diabetes To view it in its entirety, you'll need to become a member, first month is free. They follow the Bernstein method.

Joah, I hope you'll start a new thread. You'll find lots of support here from the type 1 community.


Edited by a mod - Type 1s do not have to eat LCHF to get tight control.
 
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@Joah Please check out the daily carb intake threads in the Type 1 section. You'll find most Type 1s eat a reasonable amount of carbs and that its perfectly possible to do so and still have excellent control. The links above aren't supported by many Type 1s who find it perfectly possible to achieve tight control on moderate carbs.

I eat 180g carbs a day and my last HbA1C was 33.

The keys to control for Type 1s are a correct basal rate (to provide a firm foundation), accurate carb counting and adjusting insulin for meals, and bolusing (having your meal time injection) at the appropriate time in order to,reduce spikes (very important and can achieve excellent results).

Please post any questions in the Type 1 section here and you'll get lots of helpful,responses from other Type 1s
 
 
How long does it take before you start feeling better when you try to keep your bloods within range? Have been having a lot of highs and find when i'm in range I can feel a kind of false hypo effect. How long before that goes and I start to feel better more human and 'with it' when i'm in range?
 
Best thing by far is strenuous exercise and keeping the weight off . I only ow carb for breakfast and lunch rest of the time I eat what I want, I had chips for the first time in 4.5 years last week and bolus'd correctly so they're back on the menu.

Without exercise it's a nightmare to control BS , if I ever got an injury preventing me cycling my control would be out of the window.
 
I found that too.my diabetes nurse told me it should be the insulin controlling blood sugar levels not exercise.tricky.
 
Joah said:
I found that too.my diabetes nurse told me it should be the insulin controlling blood sugar levels not exercise.tricky.
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Yes, that's true. Exercise can help a lot and is good for your general health too, but insulin is crucial.
 
@Joah I can't remember if I recommneded the book Think Like A Pancreas to,you already, but if not, it's a great book. It explains a lot.
 
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