Frustrated

[RosieDred]

Why is it that I can have have a bar of chocolate (25g carbs maybe?) now and again (with a meal and bloused for) and my bg levels stay absolutely fine ... But I can't have an actimel with a meal when it's only 3.3g carbs?

I'm feeling really annoyed about it. It's literally the ONLY thing that stops my gums from swelling/bleeding/soreness


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[robert72]

What happens when you have an Actimel?

 

[Daibell]

Possibly the amount of fat in the chocolate slowing absorption?

 

[jhinkson1]

Yep, foods high in fat are absorbed slower so you won't spike as much.

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[RosieDred]

But it's only 3.3g I've tried it 3 times now and I my bg levels go up by about 4 every time at 2 hours and even at 4 hours they only come down by 1 ...

Was 5.3 this morning. 2 hours after breakfast I was 9.8 and before lunch I was 7.9

Is there any way to resolve this?


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[robert72]

But it's only 3.3g I've tried it 3 times now and I my bg levels go up by about 4 every time at 2 hours and even at 4 hours they only come down by 1 ...

Was 5.3 this morning. 2 hours after breakfast I was 9.8 and before lunch I was 7.9

Is there any way to resolve this?


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Try and figure out how to bolus for it

 

[RosieDred]

Try and figure out how to bolus for it

How do I do that? I bolus for everything the same way just by using my ratios


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[robert72]

It might be your personal weird phenomenon that you have to take an extra 1u for Actimel

 

[RosieDred]

It might be your personal weird phenomenon that you have to take an extra 1u for Actimel

I wasn't aware that we had personal weird phenomenons lol. Hmm so even though it's 3.3g should I maybe count for it as if it's say 8g?


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[robert72]

I wasn't aware that we had personal weird phenomenons lol. Hmm so even though it's 3.3g should I maybe count for it as if it's say 8g?


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However you want to deal with it

 

[RosieDred]

However you want to deal with it

I didn't really think of doing it. I just assumed that a ratio is a ratio and should always work. Clearly too simple. Thank you, I will give it a go in the morning and hope it works


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[robert72]

I was using some zero-carb protein shakes around December and they made my BGs go up and stay up - I have no idea why and in the end gave it up and got my protein from scrambled eggs. Real food, not scientifically engineered stuff

 

[robert72]

I didn't really think of doing it. I just assumed that a ratio is a ratio and should always work. Clearly too simple. Thank you, I will give it a go in the morning and hope it works


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Nothing about diabetes is simple Hope it works for you.

 

[RosieDred]

Nothing about diabetes is simple Hope it works for you.

I have noticed. You think it makes sense and then the tiniest change throws it all out of whack again! Thanks for your help


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[peacetrain]

I'm not T1 but someone somewhere once mentioned that they managed carbs better later in the day than first thing. Also, perhaps take the actively with something high in fat?

Sorry you are having such trouble. Hope you manage to solve the problem.


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[RosieDred]

Thanks for the help on this. I now inject a full unit for an actimel each morning. Which means I inject for it as if it's 8g carbs instead of the 3.3 it is!! Oh well, massive improvement in my gums already so it's worth it


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