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<blockquote data-quote="kt78" data-source="post: 386310" data-attributes="member: 50726"><p>Hey Nixie!</p><p></p><p>Poor you - it must be really stressful! At least you know now what your nurse meant, you do have to be careful you don't end up 'chasing your tail' with over correcting. </p><p></p><p>I will PM you a message I sent to Danlie about a thing called the "Rule of 18ths". It's a way of dividing up your carbohydrates throughout the day during pregnancy to coincide with insulin sensitivity, help keep levels stable and give baby enough energy (it's a bit mathy - but easier than it looks to work out, honest!) If anyone else wants it just post or PM me, I would feel a bit bad just sticking up loads of numbers in case someone added up wrong - I'd feel responsible for anything bad!</p><p></p><p>Hello sarahwdl!</p><p></p><p>Again - I'm not a doctor and everyone is different!...</p><p></p><p>However... Most people are least sensitive to insulin in the morning and then more sensitive by lunchtime - this may be why you're high and then low, novorapid peaks after 1.5-2 hours and keeps working for 3-4 hours in total. If you ate less carbohydrate for breakfast and mid-morning you would need less short-acting insulin so perhaps wouldn't crash at lunchtime. Assuming you're eating around 2600 calories a day you would be advised to eat 29g at breakfast and 14g for a mid-morning snack and then 72g for lunch (if you let me know your calorie intake I can give you an exact number for you). If you were able to walk for 15-20 minutes after your breakfast you would reduce how much novorapid you need too, so may avoid a hypo at lunch.</p><p></p><p>Phew!</p><p></p><p>Hope that has helped :crazy: :lol: :***: x</p><p></p><p>Oh, and if you can handle them - eggs / omlettes and fillings and granary toast could be your breakfast best friend (Hovis Wholemeal Seven Seeds in the brown and yellow pack is 13.8g a slice - some are 22g!) Just a thought!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="kt78, post: 386310, member: 50726"] Hey Nixie! Poor you - it must be really stressful! At least you know now what your nurse meant, you do have to be careful you don't end up 'chasing your tail' with over correcting. I will PM you a message I sent to Danlie about a thing called the "Rule of 18ths". It's a way of dividing up your carbohydrates throughout the day during pregnancy to coincide with insulin sensitivity, help keep levels stable and give baby enough energy (it's a bit mathy - but easier than it looks to work out, honest!) If anyone else wants it just post or PM me, I would feel a bit bad just sticking up loads of numbers in case someone added up wrong - I'd feel responsible for anything bad! Hello sarahwdl! Again - I'm not a doctor and everyone is different!... However... Most people are least sensitive to insulin in the morning and then more sensitive by lunchtime - this may be why you're high and then low, novorapid peaks after 1.5-2 hours and keeps working for 3-4 hours in total. If you ate less carbohydrate for breakfast and mid-morning you would need less short-acting insulin so perhaps wouldn't crash at lunchtime. Assuming you're eating around 2600 calories a day you would be advised to eat 29g at breakfast and 14g for a mid-morning snack and then 72g for lunch (if you let me know your calorie intake I can give you an exact number for you). If you were able to walk for 15-20 minutes after your breakfast you would reduce how much novorapid you need too, so may avoid a hypo at lunch. Phew! Hope that has helped :crazy: :lol: :***: x Oh, and if you can handle them - eggs / omlettes and fillings and granary toast could be your breakfast best friend (Hovis Wholemeal Seven Seeds in the brown and yellow pack is 13.8g a slice - some are 22g!) Just a thought! [/QUOTE]
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