Hi all,
I hope everyone is safe and well. Can anyone advise please on the following:
I have recently begun to use insulin by injecting prior to eating a meal with any more than very low carbs. Some meals I'm continuing to just low carb and I don't take a basal injection as my sugars are ok until I go near the carbs eg. waking numbers are good ( I actually have more problems in the evening).
Having read information here (thank you all so much and also on the Blood Sugar 101 site) I am trying hard to avoid spikes - so I'm adding small additional amounts of carbs and monitoring closely.
I would like to work out my ratio....however, I'm not sure when to do this after eating.
This morning, for the first time, I tried a slice of wholemeal bread at 16 g of carbs and took 2 units of insulin.
My readings were:
Pre-prandial 4.7
at 1 hour 7.0
at 2 hours 5.9
I was up and moving afterwards - household jobs - not sitting about.
What would this make my ratio?! Is it 1:8 roughly. Would you all be happy with a rise from 4.7 - 7.0 in one hour?
Many, many thanks....I'm often on here reading, even though hesitant about contributing as sometimes I feel as though I know less the more I know!
I hope everyone is safe and well. Can anyone advise please on the following:
I have recently begun to use insulin by injecting prior to eating a meal with any more than very low carbs. Some meals I'm continuing to just low carb and I don't take a basal injection as my sugars are ok until I go near the carbs eg. waking numbers are good ( I actually have more problems in the evening).
Having read information here (thank you all so much and also on the Blood Sugar 101 site) I am trying hard to avoid spikes - so I'm adding small additional amounts of carbs and monitoring closely.
I would like to work out my ratio....however, I'm not sure when to do this after eating.
This morning, for the first time, I tried a slice of wholemeal bread at 16 g of carbs and took 2 units of insulin.
My readings were:
Pre-prandial 4.7
at 1 hour 7.0
at 2 hours 5.9
I was up and moving afterwards - household jobs - not sitting about.
What would this make my ratio?! Is it 1:8 roughly. Would you all be happy with a rise from 4.7 - 7.0 in one hour?
Many, many thanks....I'm often on here reading, even though hesitant about contributing as sometimes I feel as though I know less the more I know!