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<blockquote data-quote="michaeldavid" data-source="post: 518176" data-attributes="member: 57211"><p>Hi,</p><p></p><p>I'm small and skinny. And my weight stays absolutely stable because I always take the same insulin (always at the same time, too) and I cover that insulin with what I eat.</p><p></p><p>That's the reverse of the way you'll have been instructed, in which one has to try to anticipate what one will eat (and the exercise one will do, or whatever), and adjust the insulin accordingly.</p><p></p><p>What I do is called 'feeding the insulin'. And I mostly feed it with rye bread, and pear & apple spread! - 220g per day, eaten steadily from first thing until 4.00pm. (I don't eat any after that, or my blood sugar would rise in the evening and overnight.) This keeps my blood sugar stable. And I never need to 'count carbs'. (That's just as well, because I wouldn't know how to.)</p><p></p><p>Crucially, moreover, I don't take any significant amount of slow-acting insulin; and the fast-acting insulin I take during the day is all but exhausted by the time I go to bed. So I always know I will sleep safely.</p><p></p><p>My long-term blood sugar (HbA1c) is usually 27mmol/mol - that's normal for a non-diabetic. I achieve this safely on account of what I eat, and on account of testing my blood sugar frequently. (I mostly use visually read strips, rather than a meter.)</p><p></p><p>If I can be diabetic and keep beautiful, you can too.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="michaeldavid, post: 518176, member: 57211"] Hi, I'm small and skinny. And my weight stays absolutely stable because I always take the same insulin (always at the same time, too) and I cover that insulin with what I eat. That's the reverse of the way you'll have been instructed, in which one has to try to anticipate what one will eat (and the exercise one will do, or whatever), and adjust the insulin accordingly. What I do is called 'feeding the insulin'. And I mostly feed it with rye bread, and pear & apple spread! - 220g per day, eaten steadily from first thing until 4.00pm. (I don't eat any after that, or my blood sugar would rise in the evening and overnight.) This keeps my blood sugar stable. And I never need to 'count carbs'. (That's just as well, because I wouldn't know how to.) Crucially, moreover, I don't take any significant amount of slow-acting insulin; and the fast-acting insulin I take during the day is all but exhausted by the time I go to bed. So I always know I will sleep safely. My long-term blood sugar (HbA1c) is usually 27mmol/mol - that's normal for a non-diabetic. I achieve this safely on account of what I eat, and on account of testing my blood sugar frequently. (I mostly use visually read strips, rather than a meter.) If I can be diabetic and keep beautiful, you can too. [/QUOTE]
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