Hi, this is my first post here. I’m type 1 diagnosed 6 months ago. This is all very interesting reading to me. I’ve found that the kinder I am to my pancreas the better it performs. If I eat little and often, avoid high carb I need v little short acting. If I don’t then I need proportionally more short acting and I struggle to keep control. I’ve ended up here today as Christmas indulging has sent me hay wire and I’m looking for guidance.
Hi Alexandra. I try to put a positive slant on the food I eat and choose to eat high quality natural stuff. Every couple of hours I have a snack of approx 15g (snack bar, fruit etc). Whether or not I take insulin is dependent on where I am (bg wise) at the time. I have a small holding and do dog walking so I’m pretty active. On sedentary days it’s a very different story. The key to control for me is frequent testing and I look forward to getting the libre full time (I’ve only carried out a trial up until now)
Hi
@Sazla ,
When you snack on your 15g bar, what are your aprox BGs at the time?
Are you correcting for any highs later after eating, even though you don't feel you need to inject fast acting at the time of the meal or snack?
Sounds to me a like you might be going a little "haywire" due to possible mistimed bolusing for whatever is consumed? If you feel you are on too much of a roller coaster?
I would agree that the lower the carb count, the lower the bolus. But the timing of the bolus is still key regarding it's working profile to deal with the carbs & protien metabolised & keep BGs relatively stable..
Your "honeymoon" may well be at an end? The little & often snacking may need revision.
Hope this helps!
