Hi all,
I've been diabetic 15 years and have been carb counting for most of that time. Recently I've started to become more strict as I'm trying to tighten my control, and I realised something quite strange. My ratio is 1u:8g of carbs throughout the day - however - when I have a high carb meal, I have to take less insulin or it will make me go majorly hypo.
For example:
1 bread roll (35g of carbs) - I take 4u for this (or 4.5u depending on what my pre-meal BG is)
2 bread rolls (70g of carbs) - This would add up to 8.5u/9u of insulin, but I have NEVER taken that big a bolus for this or any other high carb meals before. Usually I will take 6, sometimes 7 tops, and that will keep me stable.
Is this normal? Is there something about carb counting for high carb meals I never realised? I never really thought about it before, but now I'm trying to adhere more strictly to carb counting it's kind of throwing a spanner in the works.
I've been diabetic 15 years and have been carb counting for most of that time. Recently I've started to become more strict as I'm trying to tighten my control, and I realised something quite strange. My ratio is 1u:8g of carbs throughout the day - however - when I have a high carb meal, I have to take less insulin or it will make me go majorly hypo.
For example:
1 bread roll (35g of carbs) - I take 4u for this (or 4.5u depending on what my pre-meal BG is)
2 bread rolls (70g of carbs) - This would add up to 8.5u/9u of insulin, but I have NEVER taken that big a bolus for this or any other high carb meals before. Usually I will take 6, sometimes 7 tops, and that will keep me stable.
Is this normal? Is there something about carb counting for high carb meals I never realised? I never really thought about it before, but now I'm trying to adhere more strictly to carb counting it's kind of throwing a spanner in the works.