PseudoBob77
Well-Known Member
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- Type of diabetes
- Type 1
- Treatment type
- Insulin
I can understand not wanting to let this disease run your life, but that doesn't mean you can skip pilot school before learning to fly a plane.
You made a conscious decision to eat (what most consider to be) an excessive amount of food and then tried to guess how much insulin you needed to correct for it. That's probably not the smartest decision when you're first learning how to manage your carbs:insulin.
NOW, that doesn't mean you can never eat 6 slices of pizza or cheesy fries ever again. It just means MAYBE you should start with smaller portions until you get the hang of things.
I had around 500-600g of carbs on Christmas Eve so I'd be a hypocrite to say you can't enjoy yourself every once in a while. However, it took me several months to understand how to correct for that much food and I gave myself four shots during dinner alone (after each course).
No one is telling you that you can't do something. We just hope you'll be smart about it. We all know it's frustrating, but be patient and you'll eventually figure it out.
Yeah pizza is a pain in the butt, same for chinese and indian takeaway/food, go between 100-150 carbs for a meal and in my case 20 units of novorapid. Tend to avoid it and have once in a while now. If your insulin sensitivity changes then the more bad junk food carbs you consume the more difficult it is to manage. Trial and error really.