I thought I'd share some of my top tips from my own experience of living with Type 1 Diabetes to help you live a healthy life with the condition. There are hundreds I could write but these are the ones I've narrowed it down to and have found most helpful. If you have any additional tips please comment them down below for others to read. 1) Always test. If you are ever in doubt about how you feel or what your sugars are at, TEST! 2) Have back up at all times. Back up insulin, back up testing strips, back up glucose sweets, back up needles. You never know when you might need them. 3) Reduce carbs and sugars at night. What I've learned to do and what I've found has been hugely beneficial is reducing carbs at night time. I know this can't always be done because we may be out with friends or at an evening dinner but try to when you can. I generally don't eat carbs after 10pm. This lets my sugars settle before bed and it reduces the risk of a hypo or high blo