T1D to T1D informational support from DOC (41)It’s times like these that I’m so glad to have found the DOC. Because posts from blogs and Facebook began to flash through my mind. Someone used ketone sticks to test soda for sugar ... Someone else tested soda on their meter.I finally learned that I use 10% less insulin in the first two weeks of my menstrual cycle than I do in the second two weeks. Now I have two different basal rate patterns that I switch every two weeks. It has made a big difference for whether or not I am low or high all the time. The gene discussed is INS; the disease is type 1 diabetes mellitus.