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<blockquote data-quote="SandraR" data-source="post: 218473" data-attributes="member: 33762"><p>Jay</p><p></p><p>Can I suggest to you that you obtain a copy of Dr Ragnar Hanas' book (which you can get on Amazon). It's called Type 1 Diabetes in Children, Adolescents and Young Adults: How to Become an Expert on Your Own Diabetes (Class Health) [Paperback] </p><p></p><p>Don't be put off by the title relating to children. It is a bible of information and very relevant for adults too - particularly those who are recently diagnosed.</p><p></p><p>I think it will help you to understand carb-counting ratios, insulin doses relating to your bodyweight etc and will very much augment the advice from your DSN. I regularly check my son's weight and then do the calculations suggested in the book to 'good-sense' check our doses and ratios.</p><p></p><p>We have never done any courses to help us with my son's carb-counting, but we have still managed to become our own experts. It was certainly tricky to begin with, but is just part of everyday life now. Another book which we keep in the kitchen is 'Carbs & Cals' by Chris Cheyette and Yello Balolia . That is a pictorial carb-counting book. It has pics of servings of common foods on various plates sizes (with weights given) so you can 'eyeball' your food to estimate the carbs. Particularly useful for things like servings of rice or pasta which are difficult to guess if you don't have weighing scales handy. Carbs & Cals comes as an iPhone app too, which is helpful for some.</p><p></p><p>I do hope this is of some help to you.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SandraR, post: 218473, member: 33762"] Jay Can I suggest to you that you obtain a copy of Dr Ragnar Hanas' book (which you can get on Amazon). It's called Type 1 Diabetes in Children, Adolescents and Young Adults: How to Become an Expert on Your Own Diabetes (Class Health) [Paperback] Don't be put off by the title relating to children. It is a bible of information and very relevant for adults too - particularly those who are recently diagnosed. I think it will help you to understand carb-counting ratios, insulin doses relating to your bodyweight etc and will very much augment the advice from your DSN. I regularly check my son's weight and then do the calculations suggested in the book to 'good-sense' check our doses and ratios. We have never done any courses to help us with my son's carb-counting, but we have still managed to become our own experts. It was certainly tricky to begin with, but is just part of everyday life now. Another book which we keep in the kitchen is 'Carbs & Cals' by Chris Cheyette and Yello Balolia . That is a pictorial carb-counting book. It has pics of servings of common foods on various plates sizes (with weights given) so you can 'eyeball' your food to estimate the carbs. Particularly useful for things like servings of rice or pasta which are difficult to guess if you don't have weighing scales handy. Carbs & Cals comes as an iPhone app too, which is helpful for some. I do hope this is of some help to you. [/QUOTE]
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