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<blockquote data-quote="phoenix" data-source="post: 183341" data-attributes="member: 12578"><p>I was diagnosed in France, six years ago so obviously my experiences will be different to in the UK I spent the first 10 days in hospital and was taught daily by the dietitian and consultant about how MDI works, carb counting, the GI and balancing my diet. I still have a vivid memory of the consultant sitting on the floor drawing pictures of various fruits. </p><p>However the carb counting was not DAFNE style for dose adjustment but so I could eat a fixed amount of carbs for each meal with fixed insulin doses (just adjusted up or down for higher or lower readings or exercise.) For a while after, I saw my doctor very frequently and had to keep a quite detailed logbook.Actually, the really prescriptive approach really helped me . Far less to think about whilst I got used to coping and it taught me how I reacted to different foods. It was very easy after a while to teach myself (after reading various forums) to self adjust my insulin.</p><p> I've been on a couple of courses since then and the dietitian is pro dose adjustment and tries to introduce the idea but most of the other paticipants seem to want to be told how much to eat and what dose to take. The consultant isn't in favour of everyone being taught to self adjust in any case(he thinks it is too difficult and many can't understand it).</p><p>As to carb counting books, I was given a paper copy of this...just the thing you need on your next trip over the channel.</p><p><a href="http://www.medtronic-diabete.fr/tl_files/FR/PDF/brochure%20glucides.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.medtronic-diabete.fr/tl_file ... ucides.pdf</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="phoenix, post: 183341, member: 12578"] I was diagnosed in France, six years ago so obviously my experiences will be different to in the UK I spent the first 10 days in hospital and was taught daily by the dietitian and consultant about how MDI works, carb counting, the GI and balancing my diet. I still have a vivid memory of the consultant sitting on the floor drawing pictures of various fruits. However the carb counting was not DAFNE style for dose adjustment but so I could eat a fixed amount of carbs for each meal with fixed insulin doses (just adjusted up or down for higher or lower readings or exercise.) For a while after, I saw my doctor very frequently and had to keep a quite detailed logbook.Actually, the really prescriptive approach really helped me . Far less to think about whilst I got used to coping and it taught me how I reacted to different foods. It was very easy after a while to teach myself (after reading various forums) to self adjust my insulin. I've been on a couple of courses since then and the dietitian is pro dose adjustment and tries to introduce the idea but most of the other paticipants seem to want to be told how much to eat and what dose to take. The consultant isn't in favour of everyone being taught to self adjust in any case(he thinks it is too difficult and many can't understand it). As to carb counting books, I was given a paper copy of this...just the thing you need on your next trip over the channel. [url=http://www.medtronic-diabete.fr/tl_files/FR/PDF/brochure%20glucides.pdf]http://www.medtronic-diabete.fr/tl_file ... ucides.pdf[/url] [/QUOTE]
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