carb counting

hi there I have been type 2 diabetic now for 3 months and iv just started to use the accu check expert kit helps your carb count. So my carb ratio is 1 unit of insulin for every 10g of carbs. I'm currently on metformin max dose 2 tablets twice a day and also novorapid 3 times a day and also...

Diabetes Insulin Adjustment for Normal Eating Hello guys:) So I finished my final day of the DIANE course and would just like to say that I was very impressed. The course I attended is very similar to the DAFNE course (which you'll hear about regularly on the forum) although is has a...

Hello, I was diagnosed a year ago and to begin with I was good at managing levels, increasingly feels harder (suspect it should be the other way around!) I still eat carbs but sometimes seem to get it completely wrong. Today was on 7 before breakfast (good for me on fasting); had a bagel for...

I’ve been trying to improve on a situation with carb counting that has been driving me nuts i.e. a small number of carbs needs a different ratio than a high number of carbs to get a good post meal BG result (even when I’ve double checked my adding up). The situation is even weirder; as below a...

I have insulin resistance, pretty high almost tipping the scale. I recently made life changes in past three weeks and went on a low carb diet. I went from 232 pounds to 225 pounds within that time frame. However this week I haven't dropped weight at all. I gained a pound. I have been having...

Hi, Sorry if this seems like a silly question but I am still waiting to see my consultant following diagnosis! I am doing pretty well with carb counting using the basal/bolus regime but had a question about bolus insulin. If for example I was to go out for a meal, injected insulin to cover...

Hi all, Some of you probably remember me posting a lot asking will I ever be able to eat normally ever again after being diagnosed 4 weeks ago. Anyway, I was able to eat a 3 course Easter dinner today (including my fave cheesecake for dessert) and was able to be under target post meal! I'm so...

Hey, I'm a 20 year old graphic design student in Bournemouth who wants to help make new diabetics, children and their parents, lives a bit easier if I can. I have a friend who has had type 1 diabetes since he was 9, who has always said the hardest part of it was when he was a child and newly...

Hi, I have been told that it will be trial and error over the next few weeks for me to work out my insulin to carb ratio. Out of curiosity, what are other people's insulin to carb ratios and do they vary over the course of the day? Thanks in advance.

Right, This may sound like a really silly question, but I am absolutely brand new to all this and all I keep thinking is how much I miss eating even the tiniest bit of chocolate at the moment! Does anybody ever indulge at Easter? Is there a particular chocolate which doesn't spike your blood...

I started this thread for @irish-colt. I will start off by tagging @daisy1 for you with some advice we give new comers and then I will quote your first post in My fasting glucose this morning: Hi folks. Started my diet after New Year's Day. Down 6kg from 102kg Got my monitor last week and...

I just wasted 30 calories and 8 carbs by "cleaning" the applebutter spoon by putting it into my mouth after making toast for my mother. I am so annoyed. This brand of applebutter Mussleman's has more sugar and less spice than the Amish applebutter we usually buy or make. I read the label after...

Can someone recommend a good app that I can use on my laptop for entering my meals and counting carbs and calories? Ideally I would like something that calculates all the nutrients from the foods I have eaten. I used to use the USDA Food Pyramid App for a couple of years until they took it...

Hi friends, I know some food labels have a total carbohydrate, and then that's broken into 'of which sugars' etc. But when you have a label that just has carbs per 100g, then sugars per 100g, do you just go by the carbs, or add them together, or what? Case in point, I'm currently on a fairly...

Hey all, I've been referred for DAFNE and I'm due to go on 17th October. I've needed to book a week off work as annual leave to attend, which essentially means that I've used all my holidays now and for the rest of the year can't take any time off so, say I need to attend an appointment or...