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Insulin to carb ratio

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static192

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Type of diabetes
Type 1
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Insulin
Hi everyone was woundering whats everyones insulin to carb ratio at moment i have to inject like 1.9 units to every 10 grams of carbs im a male and 87kgs 5ft 9 more fat than muscle lol.

Reason asking other diabetics there carb ratio i know everyones differnt unique quite interesting to see everyones carb ratio
 
static192 said:
Hi everyone was woundering whats everyones insulin to carb ratio at moment
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It depends on time of day for the most part for me. I easily need 3 times as much insulin for the same amount of carbs (and even the exact same food) in the morning than I do in the evening.
First meal is about 1 unit for 1 gram of carbs, plus a possible dose for 'Foot on the floor' when my liver dumps glucose in my bloodstream to help get me going for the day.
As a late night snack I can easily have 10 grams of slow acting carbs without dosing for it without a discernible difference to my overnight numbers.

Things vary with time of month and of course activity level, and possibly depend on the colour of my socks as well.
 
Hi
I am an old dinosaur.
When i was diagnozed in the 1970s i was put on a "line" diet.
10g of carbs being 1 line.
It was 3 lines for breakfast 4 lines for lunch and 4 lines for tea.(i'm from up north where we have us tea at 6pm).

I still follow the 10g for 1 unit principle but i tweak it for exercise (less) and weekend (more) but there are too many variables for me to concern myself over.

Good luck

Tony
 
As you say - its individual to each of us. I have 1 unit per 8g set - but am using 'Dynamic ISF' so the insulin sensitivity alters based on the last 7 days of use. That means the actual amount used to drop each mmol alters based on what has been happening. I don't bolus for carbs (my loop doesn't need to know what I eat).

Have a look at the bottom graph - the Sensitivity is the light blue wavy line which varies quite a bit during the day.
 

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Which pump are you using @CheeseSeaker ?

And to answer the question my insulin to carb carb ratio varies between 1:5 and 1:1 depending on time of day and how much carbs I'm eating....
 
EllieM said:
Which pump are you using @CheeseSeaker ?
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Using a Dana-i on a DIY FCL (AndroidAPS - Boost version) so no need to enter carbs. Only time I enter anything is for extended bolus (pizza etc) when I tend to go 50% immediate, and 50% over 4 hours - otherwise the 'weak point' (me) has been take out of the over-bolus loop :)
 
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