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<blockquote data-quote="Marie 2" data-source="post: 2015921" data-attributes="member: 475037"><p>It'll take some experience to know what ratio of insulin you need, plus if you have been recently diagnosed that could maybe still vary. And there are other things that can cause variables, like a high fat meal. ( It takes longer for the carbs to hit your system) Exercise will make you drop faster.</p><p></p><p>You don't have to low carb if you don't want to, it's just easier for some diabetics to do so and control their BG's. I don't and I have an A1C of 6.4. I've held at that for years and I eat what I want. (I am a vegan so I eat pretty healthy) It's a matter of portion size and counting carbs and dosing the appropriate insulin. But for me say, if I eat a potato, I don't have another high carb food with it. Also if your BG's are already high you don't want to add high carb food to that. When I know I'm going to have a higher carb meal, I especially try to make sure I prebolus.</p><p></p><p>Before I was diagnosed a type 1 and started insulin I could hit 450 (25mmol) and not feel bad at all. Now if I hit 250 (14mmol) I can usually sort of tell, because I just don't go that high much anymore.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marie 2, post: 2015921, member: 475037"] It'll take some experience to know what ratio of insulin you need, plus if you have been recently diagnosed that could maybe still vary. And there are other things that can cause variables, like a high fat meal. ( It takes longer for the carbs to hit your system) Exercise will make you drop faster. You don't have to low carb if you don't want to, it's just easier for some diabetics to do so and control their BG's. I don't and I have an A1C of 6.4. I've held at that for years and I eat what I want. (I am a vegan so I eat pretty healthy) It's a matter of portion size and counting carbs and dosing the appropriate insulin. But for me say, if I eat a potato, I don't have another high carb food with it. Also if your BG's are already high you don't want to add high carb food to that. When I know I'm going to have a higher carb meal, I especially try to make sure I prebolus. Before I was diagnosed a type 1 and started insulin I could hit 450 (25mmol) and not feel bad at all. Now if I hit 250 (14mmol) I can usually sort of tell, because I just don't go that high much anymore. [/QUOTE]
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