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Thanks jopar - that's pretty much what my dietitian says, who it turns out does teach DAFNE courses as well as having individual appointments with patients such as myself. It's all to do with the GI and fibre contained within the vegetables and the effect this may (or may not) have on your BG...

It wasn't my intention to get into an argument or cause offence - all I was doing was pointing out what my dietitian had said about most (but not all) veg not needing QA insulin as per DAFNE guidelines. I'd still be very interested to hear from anyone who's been on the DAFNE course what they...

Just found this: http://www.diabetes-support.org.uk/joom ... ne-account Under 'Food basics' it says: "And ALL vegetables (apart from the obvious starchy ones such as potato and sweet potato) are not counted at all. Neither are pulses – everything from chick peas (including pureed chick peas...

Not really - I'm currently using 1:15 at breakfast and lunch/dinner, 1:10 at tea time (yes I'm from up North! :D ) Of course I could be completely wrong about that too, but so far it seems to be working OK :lol:

I didn't actually say that my dietitian said ONLY potatoes contained carbs and no other veg contains any! I just said she said they were the only veg you actually needed to inject QA for! I now realise that yams need to be covered, but I don't eat them anyway so it doesn't matter to me :lol...

I can't look up carrots in the DAFNE book - it doesn't exist! Neither does most veg, the exceptions are potatoes, yam - well that's about it actually! I think I need someone who has been on the DAFNE course to tell me what they say. I'm going to ask to be put on the waiting list but it might be...

I can't look up carrots in the DAFNE book - it doesn't exist! Neither does most veg, the exceptions are potatoes, yam - well that's about it actually! I think I need someone who has been on the DAFNE course to tell me what they say. I'm going to ask to be put on the waiting list but it might be...

Well yam, yes - my DAFNE book DOES include that - 100g, raw, 3 CP i.e. 30g Squash though - 1.2g carbs per 75g boiled (Collins book) - why would that need insulin? If you're using a 'standard' ratio of 1 unit:1 CP, you wouldn't inject any QA for less than 10g carbs would you! :D Steven

Well she seemed to know her stuff to me! Who told you to include ALL veg?!!? :D OK then, from my Collins Gem Carb Counter, which I was using before I saw her last month (when she gave me the DAFNE Carb Portion List book): Carrots: 80g, boiled - 3.5g carbs Cauli: 100g, boiled - 2.1g carbs...

Hmm, what do they tell you on the DAFNE course about veg? :?

According to my dietitian, the ONLY vegetables you should take into account are potatoes. She showed me a food chart and asked which foods I was injecting for - I too was using insulin to cover other veg, but she told me that was wrong and gave me the DAFNE CPs book which doesn't list any veg...

I wasn't talking about applying below the strip - just going off the piece of paper included in each box of test strips which specifically indicates NOT applying blood to the TOP of the strip...

You're actually supposed to apply the blood to the END of the strip as per the picture in the box, not to the top of the strip! :)

Well it wouldn't would it? They have to make a profit somewhere! :lol:

Update: Saw my DSN today and I'm changing to basal/bolus! Had my first injection of NovoRapid (8 units) at tea time and will be having my Lantus (18 units) at supper time (probably about 10:30 p.m. I think). Asked about counting carbs - she didn't exactly say it was compulsory but will be...

Thanks, that's useful info :) The more I read about LADA, the more convinced I am that I'm one too. I'm definitely going to mention it to my DSN on Monday and ask if I can possibly have GAD and/or c-peptide tests done. I can only ask can't I? Oh BTW I mentioned Type 1.5 to my GP on Tuesday...

Hi Totsy, Yeah, it would be good to find out more about how you do the carb counting and adjust your NovoRapid etc. - I'm seeing my DSN on Monday but the appointment is only 30 mins long! :D

Hi, thanks for that, I'm almost looking forward to seeing my DSN on Monday! :lol: Can you tell me where I can find out more about the GAD test please? For example is it like a normal blood test but they just check for different things? Do you have to have it done at a hospital? What does it...

Hi again, Are you saying that carb counting is essential for NovoRapid or were you doing that anyway before you changed to it? I've never done that myself, although I have found that I need to adjust how much Novomix I inject depending on what I'm eating - anywhere between 18 and 32 units at...

Hi, thanks for the quick reply and info - very useful! Did you experience more/less hypos (hypers?) when you changed? At the moment I have around 3 hypos per week but it can be better or worse in phases :? Thanks Steven