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Hi i am struggling with my blood sugar levels. I'm not carb counting yet but I have days where they are about 5 but then go up into teens and other days opposite. I try to eat eat little and often more or less the same things everyday
Type 1 and got diagnosed in July.Hello @Bigtony1131 Welcome to the forum and going to tag @daisy1 who will post a Welcome pack that explains more about diabetes that you may find interesting/informative.
Are you a Type 1 or Type 2 and how do you control your Blood Sugars normally?
This can have an impact on the kind of advice which can be given but please bear in mind that none of us, as far as I know, are medically trained, so any advice could just be an opinion and or experience from having the condition a long time
Hi i have type 1. I do novorapid before meals 4 ml and absalagor 12 ml before bed. Started with novomix 14 ml twice a day but was not right for me.Welcome to the club.
How long ago were you diagnosed and what is your insulin regime?
You will quickly learn there is a lot to learn, perfection is very difficult, but, hopefully, diabetes should not stop you doing what you want. Albeit with a little more planning.
It is common for the initial type 1 treatment to be gentle. This is bring your bg down gradually, avoid hypos and minimise information overload.
Look around the whole site (not just the forum) and feel free to ask questions.
Remember 9 out of 10 people with diabetes have type 2 so 9 out of 10 people on the forum have type 2.
Everyone is helpful but what works for type 2 is not necessarily applicable to type 2.
Thankyou. I should be carb counting soon. I will see what my nurse says tomorrowCarbs count are important to keep good blood sugar values, and prevent huge flucations.
You have to find your insulin-to-carb ratio, and here it is no correct answere. The insulin-to-carb ratio are different for everyone. And tell how many carbs you can count per unit of insulin.
You should start to count carbs and how many units you’re taking. Say you eat 15g carbs and take 1 unit (this gives an insulin-to-carb ratio of 1:15) If your blood sugar are still too high your insulin-to-carb ratio should probably be lower, and you need more insulin. If it has to be lower you can try 10g carbs per unit, insulin-to-carb ratio: 1:1. Insulin-to-carb ratio can also be as low as 1:0.5, maybe even lower. While for others it can be way higher.
I have a ratio of 1:2, but thats because I am not total insulin dependent.
It is very important to find your insulin-to-carb ratio to accomplish good blood sugar control
Edit: I kind of assumed you were type 1 because of carb count. Sorry if I assumed wrong, and my answere weren’t that helpfull
I am type 1Thankyou. I should be carb counting soon. I will see what my nurse says tomorrow
I am type 1
Thankyou I am seeing my nurse tomorrow so hopefully I will be soon. She said about a 6 month period to get on the right trackIt is critical to count carbs if you’re type 1 and wants to maintain a normal blood sugar
It is very easy to give too much insulin ending with a hypo, or other way around, too little insulin, if you aren’t counting carbs.
It is some work in the start, but you do get used to it and starts to know how much you have to take after some time. Trust me, it is worth it to count carbs in the start, and learn how much you need to take to different meals and stuff
Thankyou I am seeing my nurse tomorrow so hopefully I will be soon. She said about a 6 month period to get on the right track
It’s never easy in the start, and can be even harder if diabetes are something unfamiliar or new. You’ll get there, it will be better with time
Hi, I know how you feel I also still struggling sometimes with stabilising my sugar levels I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes two months ago so still learning a lot about everything but I can help you out if you want toHi i am struggling with my blood sugar levels. I'm not carb counting yet but I have days where they are about 5 but then go up into teens and other days opposite. I try to eat eat little and often more or less the same things everyday
Thankyou. I've had a couple of hypo but controlled them. It strange to me when I am regular for a few days then I am in the teens or go below. Thankyou I am new got diagnosed in July
There is a lot to learn about diabetes.It is critical to count carbs if you’re type 1 and wants to maintain a normal blood sugar
It is very easy to give too much insulin ending with a hypo, or other way around, too little insulin, if you aren’t counting carbs.
It is some work in the start, but you do get used to it and starts to know how much you have to take after some time. Trust me, it is worth it to count carbs in the start, and learn how much you need to take to different meals and stuff
Totally agree. I had been diabetic for 48 years before I went on a carb counting course, prior to that there were no such courses and just had to go it alone. Been carb counting now for over 4 years and my hba1c has definitely improved.There is a lot to learn about diabetes.
Some carb count from day 1 but others are advised to get used to injections, BG monitoring etc. when they are first diagnosed and add carb counting at a later date.
This is what I did and experienced no ill effected.
Once I learnt to carb count, I gained more flexibility and control.
However, I would not be putting pressure on a newly diagnosed person with type 1 diabetes to do so: there is more than enough to get your head around and there are people who have lived with type 1 diabetes for 30, 40, 50 or more years including many years before there was an option to match insulin to what they eat.
If @Bigtony1131 has a good nurse, they can decide together when it is a good time to start carb counting.
There is a lot to learn about diabetes.
Some carb count from day 1 but others are advised to get used to injections, BG monitoring etc. when they are first diagnosed and add carb counting at a later date.
This is what I did and experienced no ill effected.
Once I learnt to carb count, I gained more flexibility and control.
However, I would not be putting pressure on a newly diagnosed person with type 1 diabetes to do so: there is more than enough to get your head around and there are people who have lived with type 1 diabetes for 30, 40, 50 or more years including many years before there was an option to match insulin to what they eat.
If @Bigtony1131 has a good nurse, they can decide together when it is a good time to start carb counting.