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<blockquote data-quote="TashT1" data-source="post: 2361644" data-attributes="member: 526953"><p>It makes sense for you to need more in the mornings even type 1’s can have some insulin resistance. Mine are 1:5 at breakfast, 1:7 lunch and 1:8 tea. </p><p></p><p>I’m GAD negative but my c-peptide is being checked twice a year (or atleast that’s the plan as I’m now 7 months in). If I were you I’d ask to have this test so you know how much/ little insulin you have to play with. I was told because I’m in this honeymoon period to expect completely random lows and highs as my body might chuck some extra insulin in at any time or just choose to do nothing. </p><p></p><p>I’d wonder if your low was extra insulin coming in on top of the 10u & the high the effect of zero help from your pancreas. Very frustrating either way. </p><p></p><p>Protein can be converted into sugar but at half the rate so 30g of protein would be akin to 15g of carbs. I find that eggs do zilch to my levels but that’s just me, obviously something else is going on for you. I also weight all my portions so I can be sure of the carb count, when I don’t it goes wrong.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TashT1, post: 2361644, member: 526953"] It makes sense for you to need more in the mornings even type 1’s can have some insulin resistance. Mine are 1:5 at breakfast, 1:7 lunch and 1:8 tea. I’m GAD negative but my c-peptide is being checked twice a year (or atleast that’s the plan as I’m now 7 months in). If I were you I’d ask to have this test so you know how much/ little insulin you have to play with. I was told because I’m in this honeymoon period to expect completely random lows and highs as my body might chuck some extra insulin in at any time or just choose to do nothing. I’d wonder if your low was extra insulin coming in on top of the 10u & the high the effect of zero help from your pancreas. Very frustrating either way. Protein can be converted into sugar but at half the rate so 30g of protein would be akin to 15g of carbs. I find that eggs do zilch to my levels but that’s just me, obviously something else is going on for you. I also weight all my portions so I can be sure of the carb count, when I don’t it goes wrong. [/QUOTE]
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