Hi Everyone
When my wife was first diagnosed (type 2 on insulin) she was advised by the hospital to eat carbs every couple of hours. After a few weeks she was sick of having to keep eating so rang the local diabetic health centre, who said that was wrong, she shouldn't have to eat between meals if she doesn't want. Shortly after the GP took over her diabetes from the diabetic health centre so we can't ring them any more.
The GP (actually the diabetic nurse) has recently put my wife on a small lunchtime dose of insulin, now she is back to having to keep eating. Although her readings on the whole are quite good, they aren't quite good enough - average between 7 and 8, bumped up by a few high ones - but since having the extra dose she has been having a lot more hypos. There is so much conflicting advice from the professionals it's hard to work out who's right and who's wrong.
How long do other people last between meals? Do other people have to eat between meals just to keep their bg levels up?
Thank you for reading this
Duncan
When my wife was first diagnosed (type 2 on insulin) she was advised by the hospital to eat carbs every couple of hours. After a few weeks she was sick of having to keep eating so rang the local diabetic health centre, who said that was wrong, she shouldn't have to eat between meals if she doesn't want. Shortly after the GP took over her diabetes from the diabetic health centre so we can't ring them any more.
The GP (actually the diabetic nurse) has recently put my wife on a small lunchtime dose of insulin, now she is back to having to keep eating. Although her readings on the whole are quite good, they aren't quite good enough - average between 7 and 8, bumped up by a few high ones - but since having the extra dose she has been having a lot more hypos. There is so much conflicting advice from the professionals it's hard to work out who's right and who's wrong.
How long do other people last between meals? Do other people have to eat between meals just to keep their bg levels up?
Thank you for reading this
Duncan
