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<blockquote data-quote="becky.ford93" data-source="post: 962644" data-attributes="member: 188162"><p>Sadly I'm afraid they're right, as frustrating as it is, carb ratios do take some trial and error to get right. It's always better to start with a ratio too high though, to avoid hypos. For example, I too am slowly coming out of the honeymoon and was initially on a ratio of 1:20g, though this now varies through the day from 1:18 for breakfast, to 1:16 at lunch and 1:17 at dinner. Some like to use the 500 rule: Add up the average units of insulin you take each day (both basal and bolus) and divide 500 by that number to give you a rough ratio. Then just adjust it depending on the results you see, usually only by 1-2g at a time. Be aware though that this rule is very vague and depends a lot on body type, diet, exercise etc. so is really as rough guide.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="becky.ford93, post: 962644, member: 188162"] Sadly I'm afraid they're right, as frustrating as it is, carb ratios do take some trial and error to get right. It's always better to start with a ratio too high though, to avoid hypos. For example, I too am slowly coming out of the honeymoon and was initially on a ratio of 1:20g, though this now varies through the day from 1:18 for breakfast, to 1:16 at lunch and 1:17 at dinner. Some like to use the 500 rule: Add up the average units of insulin you take each day (both basal and bolus) and divide 500 by that number to give you a rough ratio. Then just adjust it depending on the results you see, usually only by 1-2g at a time. Be aware though that this rule is very vague and depends a lot on body type, diet, exercise etc. so is really as rough guide. [/QUOTE]
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