New type 1

[SB2015]

Well I already have . I asked for the book but said chocolate wasn't completely off my list as i could just have a teeny tiny bit each day!

If you only eat one each day, you deserve really nice ones. My treat is a plain chocolate Brazil from Hotel Chocolat. By having it after a meal the chocolate is in amongst the good mix of food and I reckon my stomach doesn’t notice it, although I obviously count the carbs. They are my free carbs for our after meal walk (but I still have the chocolate even when we find an excuse not to go for a walk!!)

 

[Nikki35]

If you only eat one each day, you deserve really nice ones. My treat is a plain chocolate Brazil from Hotel Chocolat. By having it after a meal the chocolate is in amongst the good mix of food and I reckon my stomach doesn’t notice it, although I obviously count the carbs. They are my free carbs for our after meal walk (but I still have the chocolate even when we find an excuse not to go for a walk!!)

I do like the sound of those .🙂
And we definitely deserve really nice 1s if we only have 1 a day!

 

[Ronnie Morrison]

Hi Nikki, I know how you feel, I think most of us know how you feel, before I go to bed I drink a herb from West Africa called BITTER LEAF which you can buy in any West Indian and West African shop, as I am more West Indian culturally, there is plenty of remedies I use or we use to stabilize my blood sugar. For example, my sugar was this morning 7.1 and yesterday 6.00. or you can try cucumber with ginger as a drink blended, that is my little tip. Lastly I am vegetarian, my food is very vast, all the best.

 

[Robin]

Hi Nikki, I know how you feel, I think most of us know how you feel, before I go to bed I drink a herb from West Africa called BITTER LEAF which you can buy in any West Indian and West African shop, as I am more West Indian culturally, there is plenty of remedies I use or we use to stabilize my blood sugar. For example, my sugar was this morning 7.1 and yesterday 6.00. or you can try cucumber with ginger as a drink blended, that is my little tip. Lastly I am vegetarian, my food is very vast, all the best.

I don't think a herbal remedy is going to do much for someone who is type 1 and doesn't produce any insulin. Also, I see on one of your other posts (in DVLA section) that you say your blood sugars go up into the teens in the afternoon and evening, so it doesn't look like your Bitter Leaf is the answer to everything!

 

[HOBIE]

How are you getting on Nikki35 ? 🙂

 

[Nikki35]

How are you getting on Nikki35 ? 🙂

Im doing okay Hobie, still feels like early days but heading in the right direction i think 🙂 Have seen DN and dietician. Going in for bloods to be done tomorrow but thats for a trial i'm taking part in (3yr diabetes trial).
Still get overwhelmed sometimes, and food can be a struggle some days but i'm glad to be a part of this forum for support.
Thankyou for checking on me Hobie 🙂

 

[HOBIE]

Hi Nikki, I don't particularly like food except SEAFOOD. When I was at school my mother could not get me to eat. I regularly had 6pts of milk a day. I was on fixed doses of insulin not like today. Now on a pump & love it 😉

 

[Nikki35]

Hi Nikki, I don't particularly like food except SEAFOOD. When I was at school my mother could not get me to eat. I regularly had 6pts of milk a day. I was on fixed doses of insulin not like today. Now on a pump & love it 😉

Seafood is good...so long as I don't have to eat it! I love Tuna, salnon, prawns and cod. Thats as much as i can tolerate. I'm not on fixed doses of insulin. I take 13 units of levermir each evening and then novoraoid i calculate with each meal, when i do eat.
And i love milk!​