Dianyla, Home blood glucose meters are fairly accurate but there is a decent margin of error in all of them. The best way to tell if you have a problem is testing by a doctor, so I'm glad you've done that. Also, when testing your blood glucose after exercise you may feel like your blood sugars should be low but it may actually be the case that your blood sugar is higher than normal because your liver has dumped glycogen (in response to strenuous exercise) and your muscles have stopped their rapid uptake of glucose from the blood stream. There are a lot of variables...

Triskeliongirl, that's great that you are able to control your diabetes so well with diet. Type 1.5 as I've seen it defined (though of course I've seen multiple definitions ) is more or less late and slow onset type 1, where you produce islet antibodies. If that fits your profile you definitely want to monitor yourself for ketones if you aren't already. Also, there are a number of studies that suggest that medications including insulin therapy may delay/decrease beta cell destruction but as you know this is territory that is just becoming understood, but if that interests you it might be something to look at.

You are right that hypoglycemia can be dangerous, but it is a lot more manageable these days. My sister just got a continuous glucose monitor and it is a little off from her plasma glucose (it measures glucose in the interstitial fluid) but it really helps her see when her glucose is trending down and she can set it to alert her when she gets too low/high. Lots of new options if you end up having to take insulin in the future.

You are right too that endurance exercise is well-fueled by a relatively low ratio of carbs but a higher ratio of carbs is necessary for other types of activities, i.e, high-intensity aerobic exercise relies almost entirely on carbohydrates to fuel it. I think it's great that you have found a diet that is working for you and your type of exercise. My sister eats a ton of carbs, in line with the recommendations for non-diabetic athletes, but she does a lot of aerobic exercise and has great carb/insulin ratios. Everyone works differently so its always an individual science experiment. Anyhow, good luck and congrats for taking control of your health and maintaining good control.

Anne