ideas for the dr?

[ButtterflyLady]

does anyone know how to figure out the amount
of insulin to use at each meal?
I was figuring out my personal insulin to carb ratio
per meal after totally guessing and luckily didn't meet
with any lows or extreme highs
and I wanted to stop guessing
but
went to my dietician/cde trained person today
and asked her for a ratio or sliding scale
just so I wouldn't have to keep guessing
because eventually I may miss and have a low
or bad high
she said they don't use scales or ratios
they figure the insulin out
based on each meal
but I don't understand how
like where do you start?
don't I need something to start with?
I had been squished in so there
wasn't enough time for me to ask

You could start a thread in the T1 subforum if you like. I've seen people there suggest courses, including an online one called BEC or something.

They also say a HCP can teach you how to do this, so it might be worth asking about that.