This is not the right way to do it is it, I notice that most of you do not have any chocolate, cakes etc etc, can someone help me please x
Not really!, you are going very high before you're doing anything about it. Much better to give the insulin at the time of eating,(see my last paragraph for where to find help on this)
Personally, I don't think any foods should be out of bounds (except perhaps candy floss!) but
lots of cakes, choc etc aren't good for anyone whether they're diabetic or not.
Normally, I avoid eating between meals, it is more difficult to dose if the last insulin is still in the body. Most days, I either don't eat a dessert or I have fruit or berries with yoghurt. If it's a 'special' meal or a meal out though I might have a dessert like a piece of gateau or a tarte and I give myself the extra insulin needed. I do avoid chinese takeaways as I don't live in the UK and so don't have enough experience of any particular restaurant to get the insulin dosing correct.
For me though, insulin isn't the only thing that reduces my levels, I also include a fair amount of exercise and that can allow me occasionally to eat things I wouldn't normally eat between meals.
If I am going on a long walk, bike ride, or site seeing or anything that is going to lower my glucose levels significantly I might plan to have something half way. That way I can include a 'pit stop' with other people. When I'm in the UK, my OH and I walk to along the cliffs near where my parents live. It's a minimum of a 5 mile walk.. depends how far we go. On the route there is a cafe which serves home made cakes. We will stop there and I'll share a slice with my OH (they are big), sometimes I need to give a little extra insulin, often none at all, It depends on my level.... and as I'm on a pump I can give very tiny doses. In summer we sometimes go out for the afternoon on a bike with a planned stop for an ice cream sundae . It 's not every day, and certainly not every time I go for a walk or bike ride that I do this but exercise can provide bit of leeway
(most times I don't eat cakes or ice cream and correctly use glucose tablets to avoid hypos
or small bits of peppermint aero not really recommended but it works for me.. but ssh the diabetes police are looking :lol:
I think though that it's very important to understand how your own body reacts to food/exercise/insulin. You can only find out this by a lot of testing.. You also need to learn how to carb count and make adjustments to your own insulin.. A good place to learn how to do this is this course by the hospital at Bournemouth.
http://www.bdec-e-learning.com/
