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<blockquote data-quote="Grant_Vicat" data-source="post: 1667476" data-attributes="member: 388932"><p>Hi Smallbrit, It was an interesting time, because Blood Sugar meters only came in at the end of the 70's and you had to pay for strips - very expensive, but fortunately King's College Hospital often gave me strips, because, as one of their diabetic Ward Sisters said many years later "We didn't think you would survive." The DAFNE (Dose Adjustment for Normal Eating) scheme, was nearly 20 years away and I think most type ones would have been on a carbohydrate controlled diet. This did not mean low carbs. I was put on the following at the age of 8 in 1966:</p><p></p><p>Breakfast 45g Elevenses 30g Lunch 60g Afternoon Tea 35g Supper 60g Bedtime 20g</p><p></p><p>I had a dose of fast acting (Rapitard) mixed with Slow Acting (Monotard before breakfast and before supper. The only other injections I would have were when my sugar levels went too high. Before testing machines, we only had urine tests which were not indicative enough. I would inject if I recognised Ketosis or my parents could smell 'pear drops on my breath. But a meter would indicate your exact level, and so you could react accordingly. The problem is that so many things affect body chemistry and efficiency that any two diabetics could fare remarkably differently on the same treatment. Metabolic rate plays a part. Deciding on how much insulin to some extent would be trial-and-error. I hope this is of some assistance!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Grant_Vicat, post: 1667476, member: 388932"] Hi Smallbrit, It was an interesting time, because Blood Sugar meters only came in at the end of the 70's and you had to pay for strips - very expensive, but fortunately King's College Hospital often gave me strips, because, as one of their diabetic Ward Sisters said many years later "We didn't think you would survive." The DAFNE (Dose Adjustment for Normal Eating) scheme, was nearly 20 years away and I think most type ones would have been on a carbohydrate controlled diet. This did not mean low carbs. I was put on the following at the age of 8 in 1966: Breakfast 45g Elevenses 30g Lunch 60g Afternoon Tea 35g Supper 60g Bedtime 20g I had a dose of fast acting (Rapitard) mixed with Slow Acting (Monotard before breakfast and before supper. The only other injections I would have were when my sugar levels went too high. Before testing machines, we only had urine tests which were not indicative enough. I would inject if I recognised Ketosis or my parents could smell 'pear drops on my breath. But a meter would indicate your exact level, and so you could react accordingly. The problem is that so many things affect body chemistry and efficiency that any two diabetics could fare remarkably differently on the same treatment. Metabolic rate plays a part. Deciding on how much insulin to some extent would be trial-and-error. I hope this is of some assistance! [/QUOTE]
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