counting carbs

denny5 · Mar 10, 2009

I have recently been put on Counting Carbs so now I have two types of insulin to inject. One throughout the day and one slow acting during the night. But trying to count the carbs for each meal is sometimes a nightmare. Probably not that bad, but it really does get to me and by the time I have worked it all out, I could have eaten my meal etc. ect. Whats does everyone else think to this?

Natalie · Mar 10, 2009

Hey,

It can be a pain but I reckon once it's learnt it'll be second nature and not a problem. Sometimes gets annoying since you can't eat an impulsive meal etc, but once you've learnt the dose for foods you eat regularly it won't take too much calculating!

Also, I posted this on another thread recently, if you need any help with the counting it'll help!

http://www.leedsth.nhs.uk/sites/diabete ... ingRef.php

You can also test yourself to see how much insulin you need per 10g of carbohydrate, it's very useful and something I only discovered on the web:

http://www.leedsth.nhs.uk/sites/diabete ... tMeals.php

Hope this is helpful x

counting carbs

denny5

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counting carbs

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