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<blockquote data-quote="UK T1" data-source="post: 2278434" data-attributes="member: 503751"><p>Hi, I agree with many posts above. You should not feel you must restrict your diet, but in order to get to that point I had to be confident carbohydrate counting. I'm not sure if this is something you are confident with?</p><p></p><p>The libre will greatly help you see what spikes you have around meals, and so as others have said let you decide on the best bolus timing. Remember though that it will change, so for example in the hotter weather or when I have exercised just before eating, I can bolus as I have the first mouthful of food. On a more sedentary or wintery day, I need to wait up to 30 mins for it to take effect to avoid spikes.</p><p></p><p>I have been told to try and have roughly half my daily insulin coming from my basal. It sounds like from another post of yours a basal test might be useful? Do you know if you're in a honeymoon period?</p><p></p><p>I also don't know about your weight or aspirations, but as mentioned above it can be harder to lose weight as a diabetic with the hypo risk, so you may want to also consider that? When I was first diagnosed I was put on too much fixed dose insulin and spent the first 4-6 weeks hypoing at meals and then of course needing to eat more to treat the hypo. I went up 2 dress sizes. I discovered carbohydrate counting (DSN said they stopped telling people about it as people found it too difficult <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite16" alt=":banghead:" title="Bang Head :banghead:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":banghead:" /> ) I then tried to go back to the active lifestyle I'd had before hand and started hypoing because of the exercise. My diabetes team weren't very helpful... It took me about a year to lose the weight again. I obviously don't know where you are on your diabetes journey but thought you might find it useful to know!</p><p></p><p>I now do eat whatever I want, within reason, so for example if I know I'm more sedentary I'll stop myself having huge carby meals. This not only makes glucose control easier but weight gain less likely. I don't feel I'm restricted though, and do use it as a reason to keep active when motivation is lacking but I really fancy *insert treat here* <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite37" alt=":happy:" title="Happy :happy:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":happy:" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="UK T1, post: 2278434, member: 503751"] Hi, I agree with many posts above. You should not feel you must restrict your diet, but in order to get to that point I had to be confident carbohydrate counting. I'm not sure if this is something you are confident with? The libre will greatly help you see what spikes you have around meals, and so as others have said let you decide on the best bolus timing. Remember though that it will change, so for example in the hotter weather or when I have exercised just before eating, I can bolus as I have the first mouthful of food. On a more sedentary or wintery day, I need to wait up to 30 mins for it to take effect to avoid spikes. I have been told to try and have roughly half my daily insulin coming from my basal. It sounds like from another post of yours a basal test might be useful? Do you know if you're in a honeymoon period? I also don't know about your weight or aspirations, but as mentioned above it can be harder to lose weight as a diabetic with the hypo risk, so you may want to also consider that? When I was first diagnosed I was put on too much fixed dose insulin and spent the first 4-6 weeks hypoing at meals and then of course needing to eat more to treat the hypo. I went up 2 dress sizes. I discovered carbohydrate counting (DSN said they stopped telling people about it as people found it too difficult :banghead: ) I then tried to go back to the active lifestyle I'd had before hand and started hypoing because of the exercise. My diabetes team weren't very helpful... It took me about a year to lose the weight again. I obviously don't know where you are on your diabetes journey but thought you might find it useful to know! I now do eat whatever I want, within reason, so for example if I know I'm more sedentary I'll stop myself having huge carby meals. This not only makes glucose control easier but weight gain less likely. I don't feel I'm restricted though, and do use it as a reason to keep active when motivation is lacking but I really fancy *insert treat here* :happy: [/QUOTE]
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