carb counting

Hi All

I went to see my diabeteic nurse on wednesday and told her all about my problems with HYPOS. She was very helpful and told me to start on a 1 to 1 ratio (10g carbs to 1 unit of insulin) I rememmber my mum doing this for me when i was first diagnosed when i was 13, but when you are a kid you don't really take much notice. The nurse told me to get myself the Collins Gem on CARBHYDRATE COUNTING
Is this the best book to get? I started doing the carb counting but im having to look at the wrappers on foods, I must admit its gonna take a bit of getting used to because i am so used to just injecting an amount of insulin without thinking about carbs. The diabetic nurse told me that a bowl of soup has not got no carbs but when i looked on the tin it shows something like 12g of carbs for half a tin could'nt really work that one out. Has anyone got any advice on carb counting and getting started.

Thanks

Tracey167

Hi Catherine

Thank you for that I will take a look, I did'nt realise there was so many websites to help people with diabetes until i joined this forum its been a great help.

Thanks again

Tracey

HI Nigel

Thanks for that, yes i thought that was strangebecause it would'nt have carbs on the tin if they was'nt in it, luckly i accounted for them but when i done a glucose test around 9pm my sugar level was 3.3 so that why i wanted to check. I took into account the soup, the 2 slices of med sliced bread.
My husband asked a good question last night about it. "what happens during the time you don't eat after your tea, because surley some people burn sugar faster than others" this i could not answer.

Tracey