Hello; I'm not sure if I'm at the right site, but here it goes... I've had type 1 diabetes for over twenty years, most of it I've been borderline brittle. 2 years ago my sugars were as bad as ever- A1C over 9, and that is with a regime of checking about 15 times a day! I had my worst sugars at night, so I would drink water before bed so I would wake up to pee, and check sugars at least three times per night. I've always been a health nut, so my food and exercise were way above average. Then a freind convinced me to try UMAC brand phytoplankton, and my insulin requirements went from 40 units of lantus a day to 14 is what i'm currently taking. At first I was no longer brittle, but lately I've gone a little more brittle. So! Now I'm motivated to see if anyone else has had any success with any other products-- especially if it would help with my brittleness. Thanks.... p.s. I would just like to say before phytoplankton my rotator cuffs in my shoulders were frozen for two years, not even physio could do much, but a month after phyto, suddenly I noticed they were free of pain! Apparently it has a lot of anti-inflamatory qualities... I could list more benefits, but don't want anyone to think I sell the stuff...

I personally wouldn't say "brittle". OK, I'll admit that I hate that term. You probably have what is sometimes called "double diabetes". Basically it is a T1 who is insulin resistant.

Some supplements do seem to help with that. I would look on something like medline to see what has been tested, and then try some things (under a docs supervision of course). Some supplements work for some, but not for others. Take cinnamon for example. Some swear by it and others say it is useless. So you'll have to see what works.

Have you thought about an insulin pump? I love mine and insulin requirements tend to drop significantly. Also, you can set higher basal rates overnight to compensate for the dawn phenomenon. A lot of folks, before they try the pump, are squeamish about being "connected to a machine". I personally don't find it any more inconvenient than wearing glasses. Except my pump doesn't fog up when I come in from the cold.

Best of luck.

Cora