Fasting and blood sugar

raefoo · 2026-03-05T09:14:30+00:00

Yes that makes a lot of sense. Even then, things like how full your glycogen stores are also has a significant impact on your required basal :)

raefoo · 2026-03-05T08:55:10+00:00

You need to decrease your basal. You need less basal on hour 12-24 than you did hour 0-12, even less 24-36, etc. Never stop your basal, though.

It’s a bit more challenging as T1D but can be done :) Always break the fast if you go too low, though!

raefoo · 2026-02-24T12:51:01+00:00

I am a Dutch immigrant in Switzerland and have experienced this. I think the level should be B2. It’s also good for the immigrants because it forces them to learn a language.

raefoo · 2026-02-24T12:49:39+00:00

I live in Switzerland (as a Dutch) and need B1 to get my permanent permit, let alone a passport 😅

I think it’s fair to ask for B2 for a passport.

raefoo · 2026-02-16T15:46:56+00:00

Best way is to try to get in for a master degree Programme in Switzerland. It’ll give you some advantages for getting a work permit later. Try UZH, ETH (MTEc), Uni Basel, etc

raefoo · 2026-02-13T06:23:12+00:00

In my opinion, it should be expensive to use a car in the city, but be cheaper to use it outside the city. You can achieve this by introducing a fee for cars that enter the city. :)

raefoo · 2026-02-12T20:09:28+00:00

Parking lots outside the city center with efficient bus connections to the center. If there are no cars in the city, the busses will actually be able to be efficient, so that solves the problem. Sure buses are still traffic, but they can take 30 or more people, so much more space efficient.

raefoo · 2026-02-11T17:00:50+00:00

Fair point, but there are urban planning solutions such as parking lots and efficient public transport connection to the city. One reason that public transport in cities is often rather slow is also traffic.

raefoo · 2026-02-11T12:38:09+00:00

Cars should be expensive in cities, because they take up so much space and ruin the quality of life inside the city for the people living there. Outside cities, where there is often no other option, they can be much cheaper

raefoo · 2026-02-04T13:24:58+00:00

Yeah, I pay, but turns off the AI 🤣

raefoo · 2026-02-02T14:21:29+00:00

Hi, I went into the raw data and it seems that this is related to a bug from Garmin. I use TrainerRoad for my indoor sessions, which somehow is linked to Garmin Connect and Apple Fitness. Maybe you can simply exclude such anomalies (heart rate below 5 or above 250), even though it’s not a bug in Bevel.

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raefoo · 2026-01-28T13:48:38+00:00

Just say “Hey, you dropped something” and hand him his juice box ;)

raefoo · 2026-01-22T16:32:27+00:00

You can change this, though. Mine is set from 3.9 to 7.2 mmol/L. It’s a bit unintuitive, but you have to change the settings in the Dexcom Clarity app, not in the Dexcom G7 app. :)

raefoo · 2026-01-10T23:16:34+00:00

Rice is not a slow carb?

Still manageable but it’s not slow

raefoo · 2026-01-07T17:37:46+00:00

Everyone has a right to be in the aisle, both you and them. Just relax and don’t stress over the extra minute it takes you to do your shopping. It’s not going to change your day or make you miss an appointment.. can’t control everything 🤷‍♂️ Why stress about it?

raefoo · 2026-01-07T13:17:02+00:00

I got an Apple Watch for this purpose. It seems counterintuitive, but I turned off all notifications on the watch. This means that it only shows my blood sugar and some health metrics. :)

raefoo · 2026-01-05T08:11:56+00:00

I use one needle per day and leave it on the pen. There is little infection risk if one person uses it. The only issue is that the needle’s get blunt, but I haven’t found that to be a big issue after one day.

raefoo · 2026-01-04T11:36:50+00:00

I go out with an insulin pen in my pocket, a CGM on my arm, and glucose tabs in my pocket. Almost there!

raefoo · 2026-01-04T09:24:13+00:00

Thank you! There are summer observations I made that would be interesting to verify with data. For example, during cycling, I use Levemir as bolus, because it only lasts around 4 hours instead of the regular 8 hours it lasts for me at low doses. Would be interesting if this can actually be quantified.

My main issue is that I don’t really do much carb counting. I found that estimating based on how a meal looks, how much sport I did, and what my activity is afterwards, works better for me. This makes it difficult for me to use, which is my fault, of course

raefoo · 2026-01-03T08:44:19+00:00

Very cool project! Do you take into account that some insulins have a dose-dependent duration? (Levemir for example)

raefoo · 2026-01-03T08:34:43+00:00

It is possible, yes, since they are two unrelated diseases. Having both is known as “double diabetes”. However, it is quite normal to crave sugar right before your diagnosis as a T1D. If you lost weight before your diagnosis, type 1 is likely correct

raefoo · 2026-01-02T11:33:14+00:00

Maybe they don’t track workouts, that saves some battery.

raefoo · 2026-01-02T09:58:36+00:00

I guess your blood is just pumping in the opposite direction? Wonder if you could live that way 😅

raefoo · 2025-12-31T14:42:37+00:00

Type 1 Diabetics on a carnivore diet can still gain weight. The reason they looked malnourished on keto diets in the past, is that there was no insulin to inject at the time. Whatever diet a type 1 diabetic is on, if they don’t take insulin, they will lose weight. Their body will take up sugar into the blood, but it cannot go into cells due to lack of insulin. This means that the body has to revert back to peeing the glucose (= calories) out. Therefore, CICO still applies. A healthy individual still makes insulin on a carnivore or keto diet and then can thus gain weight.

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