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<blockquote data-quote="zand" data-source="post: 2477795" data-attributes="member: 85197"><p>I woke up in the night thinking of you, trying to think of ways to help you through this. I do my best thinking at times like that lol</p><p></p><p>Two things came to mind.</p><p></p><p>Firstly, when you speak to your DN today ask her if she can refer you for an online DAFNE course. It's usually for T1s but you are on insulin and need to be taught how to vary your Novorapid doses to match the carbs you have in your meals. Being online nowadays it's alot easier to fit in with your life.</p><p></p><p>When I said previously ' if you always do what you've always done etc....' Well you usually wait till you are told to do something by your diabetes team. This time be proactive. YOU ask for the course. This will put you in control and show the DN that you are determined to do this and that you care enough about your own health to learn how to help yourself. Don't be fobbed off if she says it's for T1s. Ask if there is a dose adjusting course for T2s. If not, stand your ground and say you think it would be alot easier for everyone if you could have the tools to help you look after yourself.</p><p></p><p>You know your weight is an issue and to have to have carbs to match your fixed insulin dose is madness. If you can learn to adjust your dose you can have a low carb meal when you want to without fear of hypoing. You can also have a slightly higher carb meal when you want to do so too, without your BGs sky rocketing. Just bear in mind that for weightloss low carb is better. As far as BGs are concerned though, it's adjusting the Novorapid to fit in with you that's important. That way you can choose when you want carbs and when you don't.</p><p></p><p>What was your FBG this morning?</p><p></p><p>Secondly, yesterday your first 2 meals were very good. It's only when the cooked evening meal comes into the mix that carbs were an issue. If you don't eat all of the meal you become hungry. Low carb snacks and fillers tend to be perishable. Can you buy one of those mini table top fridges for your room? You could have a small stash of cheese, cold meats, full fat Greek yoghurt etc in there to help stop the hunger pangs. I love grating not just parmesan, but also extra cheddar cheese over bolognese.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="zand, post: 2477795, member: 85197"] I woke up in the night thinking of you, trying to think of ways to help you through this. I do my best thinking at times like that lol Two things came to mind. Firstly, when you speak to your DN today ask her if she can refer you for an online DAFNE course. It's usually for T1s but you are on insulin and need to be taught how to vary your Novorapid doses to match the carbs you have in your meals. Being online nowadays it's alot easier to fit in with your life. When I said previously ' if you always do what you've always done etc....' Well you usually wait till you are told to do something by your diabetes team. This time be proactive. YOU ask for the course. This will put you in control and show the DN that you are determined to do this and that you care enough about your own health to learn how to help yourself. Don't be fobbed off if she says it's for T1s. Ask if there is a dose adjusting course for T2s. If not, stand your ground and say you think it would be alot easier for everyone if you could have the tools to help you look after yourself. You know your weight is an issue and to have to have carbs to match your fixed insulin dose is madness. If you can learn to adjust your dose you can have a low carb meal when you want to without fear of hypoing. You can also have a slightly higher carb meal when you want to do so too, without your BGs sky rocketing. Just bear in mind that for weightloss low carb is better. As far as BGs are concerned though, it's adjusting the Novorapid to fit in with you that's important. That way you can choose when you want carbs and when you don't. What was your FBG this morning? Secondly, yesterday your first 2 meals were very good. It's only when the cooked evening meal comes into the mix that carbs were an issue. If you don't eat all of the meal you become hungry. Low carb snacks and fillers tend to be perishable. Can you buy one of those mini table top fridges for your room? You could have a small stash of cheese, cold meats, full fat Greek yoghurt etc in there to help stop the hunger pangs. I love grating not just parmesan, but also extra cheddar cheese over bolognese. [/QUOTE]
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