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Message: <blockquote data-quote="azure" data-source="post: 1539540" data-attributes="member: 39639">While counting the carbs and then adjusting your own insulin might be something for the future, basic carb counting isn't.Things are erratic during the honeymoon period as your own pancreas can sometimes produce insulin still and this can affcet your readings eg make you low when you're not expecting to be, but as you're running high then you might want to consider paying attention to the carbs you're eating at each meal.I'm presuming you're currently on fixed doses of meal time insulin? If so, you can still carb count - that is, find what amount of carbs works for you for that meal.Not teaching basic carb counting is a fairly recent thing. I don't agree it makes it easier not to carb count - in fact, it usually makes things harder and more stressful. I was diagnosed 23 years ago and was on set doses of insulin to start with but I was also given the crucial information of how many carbs to,eat at each meal. This meant my BS results were better and more predictable,mand it made things a lot easier.If you only need small doses of insulin, a half unit pen would also be useful. You could ask your DSN about this.</blockquote>

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