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<blockquote data-quote="Knikki" data-source="post: 2016115"><p>What I would suggest first off is to cut down on carbs for a short while, simple because it can help.</p><p></p><p>There is a lot to learn, for example the pizza above has lots of fats in it, so it might say 50grams of carbs so you count carbs and inject 5 units to cover it (this is just an example) you may find that after a couple of hours your bloods are running low then 4 or 5 hours later your bloods have risen.</p><p></p><p>This is because the fats slow the absorption of the carbs hence the rise much later on. Breakfast cereal is another example of this where the carb absorption is slow. Where as bacon, eggs, sausages has virtually no carbs in it (toast and beans do)</p><p></p><p>You don't have to deprive yourself of food, you just need to learn what foods will do and how they will effect your sugars.</p><p></p><p>We all have to do this and it is always a learning process. If you can I would push to see if your Medical Team will get you a FreeStyle Libre as this can help spot trends and it is interesting to see how your blood sugars can change over the course of a day due to what you eat, what you do or what life throws up.</p><p></p><p>As far as I am concerned nothing is off the menu, pie, cake, chocolate, chips anything BUT as much as I like this stuff it is all in moderation, in fact I am probably the only one here that promotes cake <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> </p><p></p><p>BUT like I said early it is learning process so you need to tread carefully, you will hit the Hypers and Hypos at some point which, lets just say can make life interesting.</p><p></p><p>Take care <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Knikki, post: 2016115"] What I would suggest first off is to cut down on carbs for a short while, simple because it can help. There is a lot to learn, for example the pizza above has lots of fats in it, so it might say 50grams of carbs so you count carbs and inject 5 units to cover it (this is just an example) you may find that after a couple of hours your bloods are running low then 4 or 5 hours later your bloods have risen. This is because the fats slow the absorption of the carbs hence the rise much later on. Breakfast cereal is another example of this where the carb absorption is slow. Where as bacon, eggs, sausages has virtually no carbs in it (toast and beans do) You don't have to deprive yourself of food, you just need to learn what foods will do and how they will effect your sugars. We all have to do this and it is always a learning process. If you can I would push to see if your Medical Team will get you a FreeStyle Libre as this can help spot trends and it is interesting to see how your blood sugars can change over the course of a day due to what you eat, what you do or what life throws up. As far as I am concerned nothing is off the menu, pie, cake, chocolate, chips anything BUT as much as I like this stuff it is all in moderation, in fact I am probably the only one here that promotes cake :) BUT like I said early it is learning process so you need to tread carefully, you will hit the Hypers and Hypos at some point which, lets just say can make life interesting. Take care :) [/QUOTE]
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