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<blockquote data-quote="fergus" data-source="post: 6139" data-attributes="member: 6150"><p>Hi LoopyLoo,</p><p></p><p>One day the NHS will realise the madness of encouraging diabetics to base their meals on starchy carbs, but it probably won't be any time soon. Best not to hold our breath, then. I have 2 T1 friends who both struggle with their weight and their blood sugars but MUST eat bread and pasta because their doctors have told them to. I'm on a mission to save them from themselves!</p><p></p><p>I got myself some Humulin S last week to see if it would help in the quest for completely normal blood sugars. The downside is that I need to inject 40 minutes before eating, which takes quite a bit of adjustment compared to pit-stop Humalog. I felt the Humalog would sometimes push me a little low after eating, before digestion could catch up with it. So far, the Humulin seems to work very well, though. It's always a bit of a risk changing meds, but I haven't felt myself dropping too low an hour or 2 after eating since I made the change. It certainly seems to last longer too, which has completely prevented me going over my 5.5 threshold. I do use Humalog for lunch though, because of the timing issue. it's great advantage is that I can inject just before I eat. It's also what I'll use whenever I have to do a correction dose.</p><p></p><p>So, I think the Humulin is going to work, once I've learned to plan ahead a bit better. Maybe you could think about keeping a prescription for both Humulin s and Novorapid? Please let me know what you decide to do!</p><p></p><p>All the best,</p><p></p><p>fergus</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="fergus, post: 6139, member: 6150"] Hi LoopyLoo, One day the NHS will realise the madness of encouraging diabetics to base their meals on starchy carbs, but it probably won't be any time soon. Best not to hold our breath, then. I have 2 T1 friends who both struggle with their weight and their blood sugars but MUST eat bread and pasta because their doctors have told them to. I'm on a mission to save them from themselves! I got myself some Humulin S last week to see if it would help in the quest for completely normal blood sugars. The downside is that I need to inject 40 minutes before eating, which takes quite a bit of adjustment compared to pit-stop Humalog. I felt the Humalog would sometimes push me a little low after eating, before digestion could catch up with it. So far, the Humulin seems to work very well, though. It's always a bit of a risk changing meds, but I haven't felt myself dropping too low an hour or 2 after eating since I made the change. It certainly seems to last longer too, which has completely prevented me going over my 5.5 threshold. I do use Humalog for lunch though, because of the timing issue. it's great advantage is that I can inject just before I eat. It's also what I'll use whenever I have to do a correction dose. So, I think the Humulin is going to work, once I've learned to plan ahead a bit better. Maybe you could think about keeping a prescription for both Humulin s and Novorapid? Please let me know what you decide to do! All the best, fergus [/QUOTE]
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