A member asked:

Please provide some do's and don'ts on living with diabetes type 1.

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Ignore: Do check your blood sugar regularly. Do not give Insulin shot before eating.

Answered 6/25/2014

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Dr. Nayana Trivedi answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Ignore: Check Blood sugar with each meal and take Insulin as prescribed Do not eat sugary food. Eat 3 meals.

Answered 6/25/2014

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Do:: Do: keep a regular schedule of meals and insulin Don't: give up.

Answered 6/1/2014

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Ignore: Do: keep a consistent sleep/ wake/eating schedule Don't: skip meals.

Answered 6/1/2014

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Dr. Dustin Colegrove answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Ignore: Control your diabetes or it will control you by causing serious complications.

Answered 7/24/2014

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Ignore: Eat a healthy diet, exercise regularly, take your insulin, test your BG frequently (or use CGM).

Answered 1/16/2019

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Dr. Natalie Hodge answered

Specializes in Pediatrics

Ignore: Use a CGM, blood sugar trends with trending analytics helps you know where your sugar is going!

Answered 11/7/2014

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Dr. Stuart Seigel answered

Specializes in Endocrinology

Ignore: The lower the carbs the lower the insulin needed which equals more predictable and stable sugars.

Answered 1/24/2015

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Ignore: Make testing BG's a habit like brushing your teeth .

Answered 12/14/2015

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Dr. Ira Katz answered

Specializes in Endocrinology

Don't: Don't let it control your life. Learn to control sugars in diff settings, beat type 1 DM, live life!

Answered 4/7/2016

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Ignore: Cover all your carbs! Bolus every bite!

Answered 2/14/2016

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