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Nick Mills

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Type of diabetes
Type 1
Treatment type
Insulin
Hi All

I relatively new to Type 1 and struggle to take the right amount of insulin when eating out at a restaurant etc as don't have any information on Carbs etc.

Also when I count carbs I'm on a ration of 1:10 but I seem to spike to around 11-13 and then it drops to low giving me a low blood sugar reading on libre 2 sensor. I seem to struggle to get levels to balance. Any tips etc

Do I take insulin to close before eating should I take it around 30mins before eating?
Currently I take insulin around 5-10 before eating.

I'm also on novorapid for eating and slow release twice a day.
 
I use different technique at home to eating out.
At home, I pre bolus earlier. If you find you levels climb and then return to about the right level after 4 hours, your dose is correct but your insulin peak is different to your carb digest peak.
When eating out, I do not pre bolus. I bolus on sight and start eating.
Carb counting takes some practice but something like Carbs and Cals can help if you have the patience.
If I ear multiple courses when eating out, I bolusvsepara for each course.
 
I'm not a Type 1 and not an expert, but my understanding is that there is no fixed best technique for all Type 1's.
1. You are all different in your reactions to carbs (just like with us Type2's)
2. plus you are all different with your reactions to the insulin you are taking,
3. plus different insulins affect the same Type 1 differently.
 
Nick Mills said:
Also when I count carbs I'm on a ration of 1:10 but I seem to spike to around 11-13 and then it drops to low giving me a low blood sugar reading on libre 2 sensor. I seem to struggle to get levels to balance. Any tips etc
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A 1:10 ratio is often used as a starting point, but likely not the ratio you need. Meticulous log keeping on food/carbs and BG numbers can give you and your HCP valuable information on finetuning those ratios.
Many of us found that we need different ratios depending on time of day too.

If you spike after eating but drop too low afterwards, it may well be you have two things going on at the same time.
The going low could well mean that your dose is too high, in an ideal world you should drop back to pre meal numbers, not lower.
The initial spike shows that the effect from your food is quicker than the effect from your insulin.
How long before eating do you inject for your meal?
 
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