[Soph.Jade]

Has anyone else been diagnosed with this? My last hba1c was soooo high and I take a LOT of insulin for what I eat. I've been given tablets and been told to take the same amounts of insulin. Just worried as it apparently doesn't happen to younger people often (I'm 20).

Any one else have this? Any advice?

[Mini-Cooper]

(Original post by Soph.Jade)
Has anyone else been diagnosed with this? My last hba1c was soooo high and I take a LOT of insulin for what I eat. I've been given tablets and been told to take the same amounts of insulin. Just worried as it apparently doesn't happen to younger people often (I'm 20).

Any one else have this? Any advice?

I have atypical type 1 diabetes. They spent ages making up their mind whether I was type 1 or type 2. I was diagnosed at 19.
I'm on insulin and tablets (for insulin resistance). I came off the tablets recently and my sugar levels went up, so from that I'm guessing I have insulin resistance.

How long ago were you diagnosed?

[Soph.Jade]

Ah, had type one since I was 7 but I'm taking soooo much insulin so started on the tablets too, they seem to be working but it's strange to have insulin resistance and I'm a bit worried about when I try to reduce my insulin. Did you have any side effects when you started taking the tablets? Ah the joys of diabetes lol

[Mini-Cooper]

(Original post by Soph.Jade)
Ah, had type one since I was 7 but I'm taking soooo much insulin so started on the tablets too, they seem to be working but it's strange to have insulin resistance and I'm a bit worried about when I try to reduce my insulin. Did you have any side effects when you started taking the tablets? Ah the joys of diabetes lol

I didn't get any side effects, but I started on a low dose and worked my way up. Side effects should clear after a couple of weeks I think.
Keep testing gradually. When I went back on to my tablets (after not taking them to see if they were a cause for another thing) it took about a month before I had to reduce my insulin again, so it might take a while for enough of it to be in your system to have a significant effect (if that makes sense?).

[Soph.Jade]

Ah yes, that does make sense - was getting worried I'm taking sooo much insulin AND tablets but I didn't think they'd take a while to have an affect. Thanks for letting me know

[Muffinz]

I'm t1 with insulin resistance: currently doing exercise regularly and trying to lose weight to hopefully drop my resistance. I'm also doing low carb right now so I'm not bolusing much. I take 23u lantus, 2 metformin MR 500g and then 3u/10g novorapid bolus. The metformin/lantus change was dramatic: I was taking 35u levemir and 4u/10g novorapid before. It's a lot of insulin and I think it's shocking but I'll try and drop my weight down and see if I can stop taking this pissing metformin. It doesn't give me any side effects but the less meds I'm on the better, right?

[clarusblue]

don't know if you go on it but the diabetes uk forums are great for questions about less common situations, it's worth a look. i find it really motivating as well if you're feeling a bit uncontrolled.

[Soph.Jade]

(Original post by Muffinz)
I'm t1 with insulin resistance: currently doing exercise regularly and trying to lose weight to hopefully drop my resistance. I'm also doing low carb right now so I'm not bolusing much. I take 23u lantus, 2 metformin MR 500g and then 3u/10g novorapid bolus. The metformin/lantus change was dramatic: I was taking 35u levemir and 4u/10g novorapid before. It's a lot of insulin and I think it's shocking but I'll try and drop my weight down and see if I can stop taking this pissing metformin. It doesn't give me any side effects but the less meds I'm on the better, right?

Sorry for asking such a personal question but did you have much weight to lose? Because I'm bordering on healthy/slightly overweight atm - it varies haha and I'm trying to lose weight but didn't know how much of an affect it would have. How are you finding the low carb diet? My child doctors always lead me to believe carbs were super important and I needed loads and I get so many cravings.

[Muffinz]

(Original post by Soph.Jade)
Sorry for asking such a personal question but did you have much weight to lose? Because I'm bordering on healthy/slightly overweight atm - it varies haha and I'm trying to lose weight but didn't know how much of an affect it would have. How are you finding the low carb diet? My child doctors always lead me to believe carbs were super important and I needed loads and I get so many cravings.

I thought I did too, but the fact is the insulin intake CAUSES cravings. Low carb has been amazing - my blood sugars are AMAZING (I had a period of burnout during my exams and now it's perfect) and I don't crave foods, or eat out of boredom, and I know when I'm full up, which I never knew before. I've had ONE hypo since starting low carb 3 weeks ago, and that was because I did 40mins of intense cardio. Diabetics don't need carbs. I still take my lantus and metformin but I just bolus when required (I generally check my BG before a meal and bolus accordingly). The whole thing of diabetics needing carbs is an utter myth. I will link you to my BG graph.

My BMI is 30.5 and I'd like to drop about 3 stone. I don't think my body fat is too dangerous because most of it hangs around my thighs, but I want to lose it incase it does make me more sensitive to insulin and so I'm not at risk to complications of diabetes. The one thing that pushed me to change it was when I went for a routine checkup with a nurse and she said I was at such a high risk for a clot that she had to change my contraceptive pill... I was really upset because I knew I'd gotten to the point where it was interfering with my health significantly.

I did a lot of research before going low carb (mainly because I was scared I'd enduce DKA) but it's actually the healthiest option, and to be honest diabetics have a HUGE advantage when undertaking low-carb diets. For one, we don't have an automatic isulin response to stuff like diet coke, so we don't secrete insulin by accident and **** it up. My ketones haven't gone above 5mmol/l - 10mmol/l would be dangerous/acidosis territory. Also, type 1 diabetics tend to burn more fat during exercises than other people because glucose stores are not so easily accessed. Going low-carb is essentially safely enducing the weight-loss you probably experienced before diagnosis. It goes slower and you don't get the nasty side-effects from the high blood sugar as long as you keep injecting insulin when required. I mean, do you remember how much weight you lost before you were diagnosed? Because I lost 2 jeans sizes in 3 months. (and then put all the weight back on within 2 years...)

Edit: My Blood Glucose Chart (6 months)

[Soph.Jade]

(Original post by Muffinz)
I thought I did too, but the fact is the insulin intake CAUSES cravings. Low carb has been amazing - my blood sugars are AMAZING (I had a period of burnout during my exams and now it's perfect) and I don't crave foods, or eat out of boredom, and I know when I'm full up, which I never knew before. I've had ONE hypo since starting low carb 3 weeks ago, and that was because I did 40mins of intense cardio. Diabetics don't need carbs. I still take my lantus and metformin but I just bolus when required (I generally check my BG before a meal and bolus accordingly). The whole thing of diabetics needing carbs is an utter myth. I will link you to my BG graph.

My BMI is 30.5 and I'd like to drop about 3 stone. I don't think my body fat is too dangerous because most of it hangs around my thighs, but I want to lose it incase it does make me more sensitive to insulin and so I'm not at risk to complications of diabetes. The one thing that pushed me to change it was when I went for a routine checkup with a nurse and she said I was at such a high risk for a clot that she had to change my contraceptive pill... I was really upset because I knew I'd gotten to the point where it was interfering with my health significantly.

I did a lot of research before going low carb (mainly because I was scared I'd enduce DKA) but it's actually the healthiest option, and to be honest diabetics have a HUGE advantage when undertaking low-carb diets. For one, we don't have an automatic isulin response to stuff like diet coke, so we don't secrete insulin by accident and **** it up. My ketones haven't gone above 5mmol/l - 10mmol/l would be dangerous/acidosis territory. Also, type 1 diabetics tend to burn more fat during exercises than other people because glucose stores are not so easily accessed. Going low-carb is essentially safely enducing the weight-loss you probably experienced before diagnosis. It goes slower and you don't get the nasty side-effects from the high blood sugar as long as you keep injecting insulin when required. I mean, do you remember how much weight you lost before you were diagnosed? Because I lost 2 jeans sizes in 3 months. (and then put all the weight back on within 2 years...)

Edit: My Blood Glucose Chart (6 months)

Wow, it causes the cravings? :O :O genuinely shocked with that haha, it seems my gp doesn't really understand diets etc, he's always told me diabetics need a lot of carbs so I'll definitely be researching low-carb diets! I lost a huge amount of weight though I was 7 so not sure on the dress sizes. I've just started the 30 day shred work out so now would be a fab time to start the diet too.
Did you used to get tired all the time when your sugars were high? the last few months I've felt sooo burned out despite sleeping loads and I'm hoping now my glucose results are improving I'll see an improvement there. (Sorry about all the questions, it's great being able to talk to other people with the same condition!)

[Muffinz]

(Original post by Soph.Jade)
Wow, it causes the cravings? :O :O genuinely shocked with that haha, it seems my gp doesn't really understand diets etc, he's always told me diabetics need a lot of carbs so I'll definitely be researching low-carb diets! I lost a huge amount of weight though I was 7 so not sure on the dress sizes. I've just started the 30 day shred work out so now would be a fab time to start the diet too.
Did you used to get tired all the time when your sugars were high? the last few months I've felt sooo burned out despite sleeping loads and I'm hoping now my glucose results are improving I'll see an improvement there. (Sorry about all the questions, it's great being able to talk to other people with the same condition!)

Ah, I was 15 when I was diagnosed and I just noticed my jeans were getting baggier and baggier around my ass xD Also I've heard great things about the 30-day Shread!

GPs are general doctors, they don't specialise and they sure as hell don't know about diets. The place to go would be to a dietician, but most people in the health service will condemn low carb/atkins-style from the outset because the official guidelines say "low fat/50% carb".

The diet I follow is keto, and my favourite place to get info is the reddit subforum /r/keto. If you're interested, also watch The Men Who Made Us Fat on the iPlayer, try watching Fat Head, which talks about low carbing a lot and some of the science behind it. Also I have a tumblr for my keto stuff where I post my diabetes/low carb stuff too, so if you have tumblr it might be a good idea to follow it so we can keep up with eachother (/shamelessselfpromotion).

Part of the science behind low-carbing is that insulin is essentially the devil, and blocks a hormone called leptin from telling your stomach that you're full, so you just keep eating and craving and eating... and stopping carb consumption (while still injecting basal, and bolus when needed) stops this from happening. You feel full after meals, you eat less, and you stop craving. It's a very easy and efficient way to cut your calorie intake with very little effort, but the effect its had on stabilising my BG has been astounding.

My high BG makes me tired, headachy, gives me moodswings and sometimes makes me extremely hyperactive. I also stutter/mispronounce a hell of a lot when I'm hyper, which is a good way for me to tell what's going on. When I went through burnout my body kinda just got used to it again so my symptoms went away - bringing my BG back down was so difficult because although they were in the normal range is kept getting hypo symptoms, and it was easier just to go hyper again and avoid the headaches I was getting. I'm very happy that now I've got it under control again!

But yeah, I love speaking to other diabetics so please pm me and stuff if you want to chat!

[clarusblue]

(Original post by Muffinz)
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i'm going to keep an eye on this, i'm trying to keep low-carb

the only annoying thing is i find it so much harder when i'm at home home not at uni. i've got a month of living away on placement with absolutely nothing else to do so i might make this a serious diet-planning month and really commit to having no carbs.

i really would love to do it long-term as it makes things so easy, my blood sugars are beautiful when i low-carb!

my diabetic nurse is inviting me to get a new blood sugar meter which calculates bolus units based on your BM and carbs about to be eaten, which will help me if i don't get low carb on the go but weight wise i want to get my low carb diet sorted!!

[Muffinz]

(Original post by clarusblue)
i'm going to keep an eye on this, i'm trying to keep low-carb

the only annoying thing is i find it so much harder when i'm at home home not at uni. i've got a month of living away on placement with absolutely nothing else to do so i might make this a serious diet-planning month and really commit to having no carbs.

i really would love to do it long-term as it makes things so easy, my blood sugars are beautiful when i low-carb!

my diabetic nurse is inviting me to get a new blood sugar meter which calculates bolus units based on your BM and carbs about to be eaten, which will help me if i don't get low carb on the go but weight wise i want to get my low carb diet sorted!!

I've got one that does that!! Is it a Freestyle InsuLinx? Because I absolutely adore mine! And I'm so happy to hear about your control on low carb, it's wonderful to get some more endorsement

My parents have been very co-operative with my low-carbing, and although we tend to all cook separate meals, when we do eat together it's a compromise between a low carb and a weightwatchers meal (my mother's doing this to huge success), which is nice. Like, I'll get a big fatty sauce over my meal and my mum will get some carbs on her plate, but we'll essentially be eating the same thing. Best of luck with your fooding though!

[clarusblue]

(Original post by Muffinz)
I've got one that does that!! Is it a Freestyle InsuLinx? Because I absolutely adore mine! And I'm so happy to hear about your control on low carb, it's wonderful to get some more endorsement

My parents have been very co-operative with my low-carbing, and although we tend to all cook separate meals, when we do eat together it's a compromise between a low carb and a weightwatchers meal (my mother's doing this to huge success), which is nice. Like, I'll get a big fatty sauce over my meal and my mum will get some carbs on her plate, but we'll essentially be eating the same thing. Best of luck with your fooding though!

i don't think it's that one, i haven't got the details but i think she said accu-chek. same idea though! do you find yours is accurate? although i'm excited to get it i can't help but feel sceptical about how it could work it out!

[Muffinz]

(Original post by clarusblue)
i don't think it's that one, i haven't got the details but i think she said accu-chek. same idea though! do you find yours is accurate? although i'm excited to get it i can't help but feel sceptical about how it could work it out!

It's flawless. What you do is program in what your insulin/carb ratio is, then when you have a meal you test your BG and tell the meter how many carbs your eating, and it plugs the data together and tells you how much to take. It also takes in insulin activity time, so if you tell it for example that novorapid is active for 4 hours, it takes it into account when it tells you how much to bolus. It's awesome!!

[clarusblue]

(Original post by Muffinz)
It's flawless. What you do is program in what your insulin/carb ratio is, then when you have a meal you test your BG and tell the meter how many carbs your eating, and it plugs the data together and tells you how much to take. It also takes in insulin activity time, so if you tell it for example that novorapid is active for 4 hours, it takes it into account when it tells you how much to bolus. It's awesome!!

sounds great, i can't wait!

[Boo_x]

Deffo try exercising as that can bring down the resistance. If the tablets are working too there is no harm in using both, better to have lower levels

How big is the meter that your talking about that calculates carbs? I often inject while another injection is still in me (i'm a total grazer), so it seems like it would be pretty useful. At the moment I do knock one or two units off if I remember. Anyone know the size comparison compared to the Accu-chek nano? I love how small my meter is

[Muffinz]

(Original post by Boo_x)
Deffo try exercising as that can bring down the resistance. If the tablets are working too there is no harm in using both, better to have lower levels

How big is the meter that your talking about that calculates carbs? I often inject while another injection is still in me (i'm a total grazer), so it seems like it would be pretty useful. At the moment I do knock one or two units off if I remember. Anyone know the size comparison compared to the Accu-chek nano? I love how small my meter is

http://www.diabetesinspain.com/wp-co...res_lowres.jpg

I think you can only get these types of meters through a healthcare professional atm, so ring your nurse and ask about it.

[Boo_x]

(Original post by Muffinz)
http://www.diabetesinspain.com/wp-co...res_lowres.jpg

I think you can only get these types of meters through a healthcare professional atm, so ring your nurse and ask about it.

Thanks, I don't have a nurse atm but will ask when it sorted

[Soph.Jade]

Yeah, I've been referred to a dietician (bloody waiting lists!) I don't have a tumblr but will bookmark and keep an eye on your blog the graze box looks pretty interesting too!
How did you deal with the hypo symptoms? that's what I'm most worried about - right now I'm averaging 10-12 so need to get it down but sooo worried about feeling hypo haha