What it's like to live with Type 1 diabetes

What it's like to live with Type 1 diabetes

Living with Type 1 diabetes is not as daunting as you may think. As long as you include glucose testing, insulin, nutritious foods and physical activity into each day, you can enjoy a relatively normal, healthy lifestyle

By Lisa Bendall

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Through the night

Depending on the kind of insulin you’re taking and the control you have over your disease, some people with Type 1 diabetes have a risk oflow blood sugar while sleeping. In that case, blood testing doesn’t stop with bedtime. You may need to set your alarm for the wee hours of the morning to check your blood glucose level.

How do you know if you need it? "If you’re having bad dreams or waking up feeling like you had a really bad night’s sleep, that could be low blood sugars overnight," says Palmer. "We might recommend you do night testing for two or three nights just to make sure you’re not low."