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<blockquote data-quote="howie" data-source="post: 107799" data-attributes="member: 21140"><p>maybe his long acting insulin is at the wrong dosage? i found things much easier once i got that set right.</p><p></p><p>i guess he drinks beer? there are quite a few low carb beers out there. out of the commercial ones there's becks and holsten pills & i just bought a case of coors light (nice1). when i'm out drinking i tend to go for ales, because i love em and they tend to be low carb too. unless i'm above 8 i wouldn't inject when drinking, i just move on to spirits cos i know it'll drop soon. but i usually find my levels are pretty good when i do low carb beers. just be sure to check levels every few hours when running good levels whilst boozing and always before bed.</p><p></p><p>there are some proper low carb beers out there but they might make ya go a little low if you drink loads, but everyone's diff so it's all bout experimenting and testing the BG's</p><p></p><p>+ i drop my basal insulin down a few units when i've consumed bare alcohol, worth trying when he gets his dosage right.</p><p></p><p>some nights i've manage flat 5's whenever i've tested so it is possible, just gotta get ya head round it</p><p></p><p>good luck,</p><p>howie</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="howie, post: 107799, member: 21140"] maybe his long acting insulin is at the wrong dosage? i found things much easier once i got that set right. i guess he drinks beer? there are quite a few low carb beers out there. out of the commercial ones there's becks and holsten pills & i just bought a case of coors light (nice1). when i'm out drinking i tend to go for ales, because i love em and they tend to be low carb too. unless i'm above 8 i wouldn't inject when drinking, i just move on to spirits cos i know it'll drop soon. but i usually find my levels are pretty good when i do low carb beers. just be sure to check levels every few hours when running good levels whilst boozing and always before bed. there are some proper low carb beers out there but they might make ya go a little low if you drink loads, but everyone's diff so it's all bout experimenting and testing the BG's + i drop my basal insulin down a few units when i've consumed bare alcohol, worth trying when he gets his dosage right. some nights i've manage flat 5's whenever i've tested so it is possible, just gotta get ya head round it good luck, howie [/QUOTE]
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