(1) Is there any thumb rule for keeping intervals between meals/snacks? (2) Is it helpful to count BG before eating, 2 hours after eating and 4 hours after eating to check the rate of BG rise? (3) Is it important to keep a food intake diary? Could all that help regulate insulin dosage? I shall be thankful if anyone has experiences to share on these doubts of mine. After 2 months of insulin regime, I feel somewhat frustrated with constant fluctuations of BG, between 6.6 and 13,8 (120 mg-250mg).
Thanks for sharing.I eat 3x a day. I measure before, 1 hour after and 2 hour after - as 1h is my normal spike. 2h after I want to be under 5,7 again. I have no meds and no insulin. Only LCHF diet and excercise.
Glad to know your experience. How long were you on insulin and why did you stop. Any other oral medication?When I was on insulin, I tested first thing in a morning, last thing at night, before eating and two hours after eating, at least until I knew what certain foods were doing to my blood sugars. Difficult otherwise to know what things are doing to you.
Hi @tsouza ,
From your profile your insulin is Levemir and Humalog.
Keeping a diary/log of these things certainly help to spot trends in your blood sugar management.
It also makes it easier when dealing with health care professionals using an organised log kept of carbohydrate intake BG numbers & insulin dosage.
Be kind to yourself, 2 months is a short space of time to get totally adjusted to a new medication routine.
Hi @tsouza ,
From your profile your insulin is Levemir and Humalog.
Keeping a diary/log of these things certainly help to spot trends in your blood sugar management.
It also makes it easier when dealing with health care professionals using an organised log kept of carbohydrate intake BG numbers & insulin dosage.
Be kind to yourself, 2 months is a short space of time to get totally adjusted to a new medication routine.
I can't comment on insulin dosage as I am medication - free, diet only.
Tagging @Jaylee who may have some help, but he will want to know which insulin regime you are on.
Glad to know your experience. How long were you on insulin and why did you stop. Any other oral medication?
Jaylee
You are right. I am on Levemir with 18u in the morning and 4u at night. At noon before lunch I take Humalog. The dose varies from 2u to 6u depending upon the excess BG byond 120 mg.
I have been tracking BG measurements on waking and before lunch and before dinner. But now it looks as if I need to measure also 2 h and 4 h after each meal. Am I right?
I was on insulin for about five years - put on it immediately I was diagnosed as type 2 - but came off it about two months ago.
I'd slowly been reducing the amount I was taking (I'd started off on 34 units of Novorapid and 34 units of Levemir a day) and had got to the point where I was hardly taking any - I gone low carb and was getting a lot more exercise than I had been and had lost four stone in weight as a result.
Saw my GP and she agreed that I didn't need to be on it any more, and I'm now on 500mg of slow release metformin a day.
My aim is to come off that at some point and manage things by diet and exercise.
Cingrstulatuins! What are your routine exercises? I was on Risidon 1000 mg / day for 15 years, and it harmed my liver and kidneys. Shift to insulin was considered urgent.
Ever day without fail? That’s heroic. I wish I can create that sort of routine. I try to make up with fixed bike at home, specially to avoid cold wintry weather and avoid catching cold. I my case a light bronchial congestion leads easily to attacks of fibrillation and cardiac insufficiency.Walking. Do about six miles every day.
Ever day without fail? That’s heroic. I wish I can create that sort of routine. I try to make up with fixed bike at home, specially to avoid cold wintry weather and avoid catching cold. I my case a light bronchial congestion leads easily to attacks of fibrillation and cardiac insufficiency.
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