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<blockquote data-quote="ickihun" data-source="post: 1562644" data-attributes="member: 196960"><p>For me it's been trial and error but remember the more insulin the higher risk of a hypo. Just increase slowly and small increases or decreases for insulin resistance.</p><p>For type1s your main objective is to cover your carbs and some have to cover their protein too, in absence of carbs.</p><p>Maybe you have your body trained to need insulin for protein currently. This needs changing back to just covering carbs and eating enough carbs for a type1. Getting rid of any insulin resistance. </p><p>Are you currently overweight due to steriods? Steriods can make insulin resistance worse.</p><p>However both can be managed til steriod need is no longer and insulin resistance can be dispersed.</p><p>Like [USER=32394]@catapillar[/USER] is saying. You can have carbs as long as covered by enough insulin. 10units may not be enough. You may need a food diary to log what insulin you need per carb product. Carb content by testing before your waffle dinner and 2hrs later. Use it as a marker. If bg too high at 2hrs. Then try a few more units of novarapid instead next time. Write it down for future reference. You can have pasta but you must not take huge dose regularly and guess your insulin need.</p><p>Test test test. Note note note. Use to your advantage. Don't take huge doses of insulin as routine is I guess your drs idea too! Keep your insulin as low as possible but prevent double figures. A one off is ok but not constant.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ickihun, post: 1562644, member: 196960"] For me it's been trial and error but remember the more insulin the higher risk of a hypo. Just increase slowly and small increases or decreases for insulin resistance. For type1s your main objective is to cover your carbs and some have to cover their protein too, in absence of carbs. Maybe you have your body trained to need insulin for protein currently. This needs changing back to just covering carbs and eating enough carbs for a type1. Getting rid of any insulin resistance. Are you currently overweight due to steriods? Steriods can make insulin resistance worse. However both can be managed til steriod need is no longer and insulin resistance can be dispersed. Like [USER=32394]@catapillar[/USER] is saying. You can have carbs as long as covered by enough insulin. 10units may not be enough. You may need a food diary to log what insulin you need per carb product. Carb content by testing before your waffle dinner and 2hrs later. Use it as a marker. If bg too high at 2hrs. Then try a few more units of novarapid instead next time. Write it down for future reference. You can have pasta but you must not take huge dose regularly and guess your insulin need. Test test test. Note note note. Use to your advantage. Don't take huge doses of insulin as routine is I guess your drs idea too! Keep your insulin as low as possible but prevent double figures. A one off is ok but not constant. [/QUOTE]
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