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Insulin to carb ratio

Tony337 said:
Hi
I am an old dinosaur.
When i was diagnozed in the 1970s i was put on a "line" diet.
10g of carbs being 1 line.
It was 3 lines for breakfast 4 lines for lunch and 4 lines for tea.(i'm from up north where we have us tea at 6pm).

I still follow the 10g for 1 unit principle but i tweak it for exercise (less) and weekend (more) but there are too many variables for me to concern myself over.

Good luck

Tony
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Hi Tony

I was also diagnosed type 1 in 1978 and learned about lines like you did.
We’ve both seen many changes in the diabetic World since then but Like you I have always had lines counting in the back of my mind. 1 unit of Insulin per 10g of carbohydrate.
I use an Omnipod (pump) and a Dexcom sensor these days and have a Hba1c of 6.8, which I think after 48 years of administering insulin is quite good.
I remember the old days using a big glass syringe, which I stored in a blue container full of metholated spirits and injecting 4 times a day. We’ve come a long way since then hey?

Paul
 
Paul McMullin said:
Hi Tony

I was also diagnosed type 1 in 1978 and learned about lines like you did.
We’ve both seen many changes in the diabetic World since then but Like you I have always had lines counting in the back of my mind. 1 unit of Insulin per 10g of carbohydrate.
I use an Omnipod (pump) and a Dexcom sensor these days and have a Hba1c of 6.8, which I think after 48 years of administering insulin is quite good.
I remember the old days using a big glass syringe, which I stored in a blue container full of metholated spirits and injecting 4 times a day. We’ve come a long way since then hey?

Paul
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Hi Paul
You are 100% correct we have seen advancements aplenty.....
For me the libre was the game changer as after i got it i analysed the data to the nth degree and was able to be basically more accurate in eating injecting and understanding the effect walking has on insulin sensitivity.
My own hba1c is 5.7 or 39 and my libre predicts 5.5 or 37 for my next.
Whilst now aged 57 i embrace most new tech i still MDI as i've never liked the idea of a pump.
I cannot say why and am due to change insulin after easter (levemir is being discontinued) and may well turn to a pump if thing go wrong.

I still marvel at the 4mm needles as back in the 70s they were like harpoons!

I wish you well

Tony
 
Tony337 said:
Whilst now aged 57 i embrace most new tech i still MDI as i've never liked the idea of a pump.
I cannot say why and am due to change insulin after easter (levemir is being discontinued) and may well turn to a pump if thing go wrong.
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Its a game changer - the leap forward is not simple (more tech to learn) but the improvement in quality of life is amazing (and they are not difficult to get along with - I actually found them less intrusive than injecting in public etc)

Worth considering as the benefits are huge if you put the time in to learn how it all works - I was reticent and pushed it away until 'things went pear 'a few to many times (I think about 14 years ago when I started) - wouldn't go back, and the HCL now is sooooo much better than just a pump as it took the 'idiot' out the loop (me)
 
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