1st ever diabetic Christmas

Inject away !!

If you know you're going to be eating chocolates, then inject.
Balance them out with a few nuts, milk steamed almonds.. yum !!

It's once a year, and you have to enjoy it. But that doesn't mean it's a reason to let your sugars go high. Keep them low if you can, while still enjoying what you fancy

A more emphasis on the turkey / goose / salmon than the spuds, lots of veg, and it's all good.

Roses are about 60% carbs, so find out how much 5 weighs, then inject as appropriate.

I agree, I tend to graze on Xmas day, don't have a proper brekkie then snack on shrimp, salmon and yummy things as apertisers, with the obvious HUGE turkey for late lunch (one oday of the year I actually try and avoid carbs!) but I do try and plan a bit (ie: I'm going to have a handful of Roses now but no more for at least an hour!) and then you won't have to inject every 5 mins I'm sure you'll have some complicated kids presents to lose your temper over by midday anyway, so all thoughts of Roses will be forgotten!! :lol:

enjoy the day, not long to go now...................eek!

yes, I would do that as a rule whenever you inject just to keep track of what you are doing every 2-3 hours - also, be careful not to overlap :?

hang on a minute though, do you carb count? or is it guess work?

I'm just flapping now as I was giving you advice based on carb counting for chocs etc, if you don't have a carb/insulin ratio that you work to then I'm not sure injecting everytime you eat chocs will work and also, you will be more prone to over lapping :?

can I ask what you inject for your x3 weetabix and x3 bread?

well now I just don't know what to suggest :lol:

Just be careful, my nerves can't take this :roll:

Thre weetabix is 37g, and pears are about 25g.
So you're running at about 1u to 15g carb for breakfast.
Wholemeal bread is about 13g/slice, and apples between 18g and 30g of carbs. Say 20g for ease.
You're running on about 1u/10g of carbs for lunch.
If Xmas dinner is very high in fat, you might want to add another dose after an hour. I always have to. My MIL cooks the most gorgeos food, with no regard for arteries
Fat slows down the absorption, so anything high in fat will take longer for the sugar to get into your system.

I'd suggest using a ratio of 10/1 for dinner, and see how that gets you. Do you know how long your fast acting lasts with you?
As a matter of interest, what do you do for tea? Do yo have different doses worked out for your favourite things, or do you inject a set amount?

I eat a huge variety of stuff, especally at lunch. I like to get my daughter interested in different foods, don't want her ending up like my cousin, he'll only eat about 4 foods, as well as toast.
Breakfast is usually a muesli cereal, eggs, or pancakes.

or you could cook something new yourself?! just an idea :lol: :lol: :wink:

Ainsley Harriots dinner kits.

Absolutey fabuous. The moroccan cous-cous one is lovely, and they're so easy to make.
Very easy instructions, and cheap too. All you have to add is the meat / veg.
Korma one has a mix for Roti bread in it, and now i make them at least oce a week. Make very good snacks with some plain yoghurt and chilli sauce... Mmmm.