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Ok so last night I ate tea at 5. I dropped my lantus by one and took 23 units by bm was 7.2 before bed and I didn't eat anything since 5. My bm was 4.2 this morning and I am going to continue taking my insulin 30 mins before meals today. Do u think I should drop my lantus again tonight or give...

Ok I will drop my lantus to 23 tonight which is only 1 unit or would you sugest 2 units I am carb counting around 60 - 90 carbs a day now and low gi foods. I take novo rapid 1.5 to every 10 carbs so do you think I should increase this to 2 per 10 carbs. I have spoke to my dsn on a number of...

I had a snack before bed of 2 ryvita and my level was 4.9 this morning so a drop of around 2 overnight. Wondering if I should drop my lantus down one unit to see if that helps but I did it a week or so ago and my morning level was 7+ so not sure if I should just stay with what I have now as it...

Do you still inject early and if not what changed ?

Ok so pleased my level was 7.7 two hours after my evening meal so that's a whole day with levels in the 7's so I think that's the answer to take my insulin 30 mins before a meal. I am going to have 2 rivetas for supper in the hope my morning on will be above 4.5. Thanks everyone

I usually only get a reading of 4.5 in the morning and I eat straight away I maybe need a snack at nighttime to keep it up I'm sure my basal is right cos it is higher throughout the day. I never drive without testing first and if it is lower than 5 or so I have a snack first

Well today my level was 4.9 when I got up I took my insulin 30 mins before breakfast and 2 hours later it was 7.2. It was 7.9 before lunch did the same again and it was 7.4 two hours later and 7.1 before tea have taken my insulin 30 mins before Again so see what tonight brings. I'm just a bit...

I tried last week dropping my basal one unit and for 4 days my morning bm was 7+ I have tried skipping a meal and my levels seem to raise 1 or 2 like this morning I didn't have breakfast and at 11:30 it was 8.9. My morning bm was 4.5 and my night time one was the same 4.5 tonight. I know it's...

I have a bolus with all my meals breakfast around 7 am lunch 12:30 and tea around 6ish and and always high after each one 2 hours after but near normal by the next mealtime. I don't bolus if my snacks are under 10 carbs or if I'm having a little something to get my level up between meals I have...

Thanks my meals each day consist of one weetabix for breakfast. Salad and chicken for lunch with either sugar free jelly or Greek yoghurt my evening meal is neat or fish with veg salad again sometimes a baked potato. Snacks durning the day are either nuts sugar free jelly or one breakfast bar...

Thanks for your reply. Before I got to bed my levels are around 6 - 7 I don't like them any lower as I said before I live on my own and really scared about hypos. I will try to give half a hour before I eat before I up my dose again. It is just really confusing as to these after meal spikes.

I hope someone can help me I am type 1 diabetic and had good control until the last month or so. I take 24 lantus at bed time and that keeps me between 4.5 and 6 in the mornings the problem is my novo rapid when I eat I carb count and have between 70 - 100 carbs per day I am 5'6 and 68 kg. when...

I am looking for the recipe for peanut butter cookies using ground almonds in it. I saw it in here a while ago and can't find the link the ones I have seen on Internet have used the American measurement with cups and I can work out what amounts you need. Thanks very much

I started with one unit every 10 carbs but I was still getting high readings so now I do 1 1/2 units to every 10 carbs seems to be working with my readings between 5 - 7 through out the day. I am still working on adjusting my insulin and carbs to get it right but only do this every 3 or 4 days...

I have a great app which is called calorie counter I just add all the food I eat each meal and it works out my carbs it has food brand names and take aways also a scan feature so u can scan the bar code and u can add foods that arnt it. It is a god send

Wow 20 is really low I don't know how u manage. I was told by nurse to eat carbs every meal and I tend to do this by having a sandwich at lunch and baked potato for tea with lots of salad and meat

Thanks very much for ur replies. I'm having around 100-150 carbs per day and my sugars are around 6 in the morning and about 7-8 when I go to bed. I don't really need to loose a lot of weight I'm 10 stone 2 llbs and 5'6. I haven't tried drinking alcohol yet or fast foods as I'm a but unsure on...

Hi could someone give me a idea as to how many carbs they eat per day. I have just started carb counting and having really good results with BS if around 6 -7. I find some low carb foods make by BS go really high for some reason like weetabix if I have 2 my BS is above 11 mid morning but if I...

Thanks very much for that its a great help I think I am getting it right. But does anyone know how to work out the actual formulas easily. Thanks again

Could someone please help I'm struggling to work out my ICR I am trying to control my type 1 diabetes with carb counting. If I get it right I should divide my total daily insulin by 500 but my insulin changes each day as to what my levels are. So in the morning I take 4 units - plus a correction...