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Diets
- Thread starter Francis faulkner
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If you are under proper diabetes care then you can ask to see a dietician. You'll get much better advice than reading opinions on the internet!
All diets need to be properly balanced.
All diets need to be properly balanced.
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Hm... I'm not sure if this: about getting better advice from a dietician - than presumably from the Diabetes.co.uk forums, is true for more than a minority.
And "All diets need to be properly balanced." - Well, that is something we can all agree on; except that humanity has survived just fine before anybody consulted a dietician, and still does for the most part.
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According to the OP, @Francis faulkner , he is not getting help and advice from Health Care Professionals
Post in thread 'Diets'
https://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/threads/diets.209560/post-2776274
As a new member, who is in need of advice and understanding it could be helpful if replies are from those with personal experience and knowledge of the issues around use of insulin and diet.
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Hi @Francis faulkner and I'm sorry that your diabetic team are not helping you.
Forum rules don't allow us to give you specific dosing advice (that is supposed to come from your team who have your medical records, but we can give you general advice on diets and record keeping and how we manage our own insulin calculations. (A problem here is that where some people need literally 100s of units a day, others many need only 10 (or less). So we can't say specifically how many units you should inject.
Novorapid is a fast acting insulin. So is the slow acting in addition to the novorapid and how much of what are you taking?
Members will try to give you support and help here but it may also be worth being aware of the DUK (the uk diabetes charity as opposed to these DCUK forums) which has a phone helpline for UK diabetics
www.diabetes.org.uk
Forum rules don't allow us to give you specific dosing advice (that is supposed to come from your team who have your medical records, but we can give you general advice on diets and record keeping and how we manage our own insulin calculations. (A problem here is that where some people need literally 100s of units a day, others many need only 10 (or less). So we can't say specifically how many units you should inject.
Novorapid is a fast acting insulin. So is the slow acting in addition to the novorapid and how much of what are you taking?
If your blood sugar goes too low that is usually because you are either injecting too much insulin or are not eating enough carbs for that insulin. Usually when people start on insulin it takes a while to get the dosage right....
Members will try to give you support and help here but it may also be worth being aware of the DUK (the uk diabetes charity as opposed to these DCUK forums) which has a phone helpline for UK diabetics
Diabetes UK Helpline
Get specialist information and advice on all aspects of living with diabetes. Call us for answers, support or just to talk to someone who knows about diabetes. What is the Diabetes UK Helpline? Our helpline number is 0345 123 2399. It is a dedicated diabetes helpline for all people with...
