Any suggestions on making a decent packed lunch. Im very down to earth and dont eat hummus or trendy foods cant stand cold pasta etc love pies and ham sarnies on white bread. But obviously its not helping things so any suggestions. Needs to.be something i cant put together at 6.00 in a morning.
Hi
@redhand010 , welcome to the forum.
How long have you been diagnosed for, and how do you calculate your insulin doses?
What types of food work well for you with your diabetes?
We have T1's who are very good at dosing their insulin for higher carb meals, and T1's who prefer to stay on the lower carb end because they find it easier.
Whichever way works best for us, we still have to adjust our insulin dose and timing to our foods.
I see you are on Humulin M3, a mixed insulin, likely taken twice a day.
This type of insulin needs meals and snacks at set times, with a set amount of carbs.
Most of us use a basal and bolus regime, so a long acting insulin to deal with our background insulin need, and a quick acting one to deal with our food.
To work out our insulin dose for every meal, we count the carbs and dose according to them.
This means more injections and more work, but also more freedom with food, and a chance at tighter control.
Are you being seen by a hospital team with an endocrinologist and a diabetes specialist nurse or are you being treated by GP nd practice nurse?