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<blockquote data-quote="MeiChanski" data-source="post: 2125915" data-attributes="member: 503481"><p>Oh dear, is your BG okay now? It's complicated at first but you'd get the hang of it. When you gain more knowledge, with 16.9, we would have corrected first then waited for it to come down before eating. I know we are human and we cannot wait for insulin to work before eating because we are hungry. I do force myself to wait while drooling over my food. But running high when eating isn't comfortable in my opinion, I feel quite unwell. So yes, DAFNE is indeed helpful for you. There's a book called sugar surfing which might help you as well. When I was running high, I'd correct and go do laundry or cleaning for a bit. Test again and if it's in range, I'll have breakfast. </p><p>If I did my maths correctly, when you did 12 units for 90g of carbs thats a ratio of 1:7.5, I think your ratio might need some tweaking, especially since your numbers are quite high, taking into consideration you did another 3 units. </p><p>Do you think you can call your nurse tomorrow to discuss it again for correction advice and a change of ratio. I don't know what insulin you're on, but it's best to learn about their insulin profiles - when it peaks and when it finishes. For fats, we always have to split dose because our fast acting will finish working but the fats slow down the carbs, so we'd end up high when insulin finishes. </p><p>As time goes by, we have to consider protein as well as fats. I hope things get sorted for you, you must feel absolutely rubbish. Keep an eye out on your levels and ketones, if you need to go to A&E, please do.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MeiChanski, post: 2125915, member: 503481"] Oh dear, is your BG okay now? It's complicated at first but you'd get the hang of it. When you gain more knowledge, with 16.9, we would have corrected first then waited for it to come down before eating. I know we are human and we cannot wait for insulin to work before eating because we are hungry. I do force myself to wait while drooling over my food. But running high when eating isn't comfortable in my opinion, I feel quite unwell. So yes, DAFNE is indeed helpful for you. There's a book called sugar surfing which might help you as well. When I was running high, I'd correct and go do laundry or cleaning for a bit. Test again and if it's in range, I'll have breakfast. If I did my maths correctly, when you did 12 units for 90g of carbs thats a ratio of 1:7.5, I think your ratio might need some tweaking, especially since your numbers are quite high, taking into consideration you did another 3 units. Do you think you can call your nurse tomorrow to discuss it again for correction advice and a change of ratio. I don't know what insulin you're on, but it's best to learn about their insulin profiles - when it peaks and when it finishes. For fats, we always have to split dose because our fast acting will finish working but the fats slow down the carbs, so we'd end up high when insulin finishes. As time goes by, we have to consider protein as well as fats. I hope things get sorted for you, you must feel absolutely rubbish. Keep an eye out on your levels and ketones, if you need to go to A&E, please do. [/QUOTE]
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