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<blockquote data-quote="KK123" data-source="post: 2385680" data-attributes="member: 451727"><p>I agree. I think sometimes people are given the impression that injected insulin will act exactly like insulin produced by the body. It doesn't. The body releases insulin in conjunction with other hormones, all working together intricately to ensure a smooth transition, released at the exact time it should be, stopped at the right moment and getting to where it should go at the right time and in the right quantity regardless of whether we are eating or not. Here WE are injecting a calculated (aka guessed) amount in a place nowhere near the pancreas, trying to measure the exact carbs in a food group, hoping that ALL of it gets to where it should go and works immediately (not all of it does according to my Consultant). Insulin is great of course and a life saver BUT it simply cannot do a 'perfect' job and when we try to make it we end up disappointed. They really should educate people that it is NOT a failure to 'manage' when levels go high or low, if we are able to keep it roughly within the targets then we're doing good (and if we're not, then it's not because we are doing bad). x</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="KK123, post: 2385680, member: 451727"] I agree. I think sometimes people are given the impression that injected insulin will act exactly like insulin produced by the body. It doesn't. The body releases insulin in conjunction with other hormones, all working together intricately to ensure a smooth transition, released at the exact time it should be, stopped at the right moment and getting to where it should go at the right time and in the right quantity regardless of whether we are eating or not. Here WE are injecting a calculated (aka guessed) amount in a place nowhere near the pancreas, trying to measure the exact carbs in a food group, hoping that ALL of it gets to where it should go and works immediately (not all of it does according to my Consultant). Insulin is great of course and a life saver BUT it simply cannot do a 'perfect' job and when we try to make it we end up disappointed. They really should educate people that it is NOT a failure to 'manage' when levels go high or low, if we are able to keep it roughly within the targets then we're doing good (and if we're not, then it's not because we are doing bad). x [/QUOTE]
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