Fergus, that is so helpful to know. I have been told to match insulin to carbs. only and did not realise about still needing insulin if a meal has practically no carbs. I was in a situation today where I was in a restaurant. I'd ordered poached salmon in lemon and tarragon butter, mixed salad and new potatoes. Before meal turned up,felt wobbly, I took a reading and it was 3.5. Had a fruit pastille I had in my bag to tide me over until meal arrived a few minutes later. Then I sat there, insulin in hand, totally at a loss as to what to do. Feeling wobbly probably didn't help my thinking process but I was worried that being so low, to inject insulin would make my reading drop even lower initially, so injected just 1 unit of insulin. To read you have 3 units of fast-acting insulin to cover your bacon and eggs has taught me something.
I tell you, if my computer went down, I'd feel so lost. My second appointment with the dietician has been put back to December and I feel utterly useless without the enormous knowledge that can be gleaned from the likes of Fergus, iHS and Sarah Q. I am so grateful to all of you more experienced diabetics.
