She observes strict dieatry precautions
Oh,I understand.Pl forgive me for my querie.Hi @arifkarim, Welcome to this forum !
We are not doctors or nurses so cannot advise you on insulin doses and the like.
What you may wish to do though is avail yourself with information on this site such as about low carbohydrate diets so that this, for example, could be discussed with her nurse and doctor.
As someone who has been injecting myself with insulin for 51 years I know how important it is that insulin, diet, exercise balance out with blood sugars and weight. So that we are not having to eat more to prevent low blood sugars or take more insulin to cope with the diet. A dietitian who is aware of all forms of diet suitable for type 1 and 2 diabetes is best to help here.
There is also information about the Dawn Phenomenon as it is called where the body's hormone systems prepare us for waking up, sometimes leading to a rise in blood sugars from 4 am onwards. It would take perhaps doing blood sugar tests in the early morning to see if this is happening BUT should be discussed with doctor and nurse first.
Hi @arifkarim, There is nothing to forgive ! I hope the information on the site will enable a fuller understanding and make any further discussion or revisions in your wife's care a little easier.Oh,I understand.Pl forgive me for my querie.
If you could let us know a typical days diet then it would help as we do not know what 'strict dietary precautions' actually involves - she may still be having quite a lot of carbs.As I said she observes strict dietry precautions.
@kitedoc Hi just curious and no your not a doctor but do you think Dawn Phenomenon can last say until the afternoon. Early afternoons?Hi @arifkarim, Welcome to this forum !
We are not doctors or nurses so cannot advise you on insulin doses and the like.
What you may wish to do though is avail yourself with information on this site such as about low carbohydrate diets so that this, for example, could be discussed with her nurse and doctor.
As someone who has been injecting myself with insulin for 51 years I know how important it is that insulin, diet, exercise balance out with blood sugars and weight. So that we are not having to eat more to prevent low blood sugars or take more insulin to cope with the diet. A dietitian who is aware of all forms of diet suitable for type 1 and 2 diabetes is best to help here.
There is also information about the Dawn Phenomenon as it is called where the body's hormone systems prepare us for waking up, sometimes leading to a rise in blood sugars from 4 am onwards. It would take perhaps doing blood sugar tests in the early morning to see if this is happening BUT should be discussed with doctor and nurse first.
As I said she observes strict dietry precautions.
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