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- Type of diabetes
- Type 1
Hello,
I was wondering if someone might be able to give me some advice.
Ive been diabetic for almost 18 years now. Diagnosed when I was 11. Ill be 30 latest this year.
I have been prick testing my blood and injecting myself 4 times a day for what feels like forever.
When I would go to my yearly reviews they would test my weight, hight, blood and over all blood sugar levels for the past whatever months. They would then say well done and off I would go.
I have been waiting to go on the DAFNE course for 5 years and they told me I have another 4 years to wait. I have no idea how to carb count or now ive heard of this low carb diet? I dont have the new automatic blood reader thing and when I finally got to speak to a dietitian a few months ago she told me I was so far behind everyone else I was in the *Stone ages*...
For the past 3 months I have been struggling to get my blood under control. I am going from extreme highs to extreme lows and I also feel like my weight is going up and down. Im starting to lose faith on how much insulin i should take per item of food I eat. I have always counted the sugar quantity not the carbs. Ive looked at the low carb diet and it looks good! Does this mean I can just kinda cut out carbs so I dont have to inject as much?
Like how much insulin should I take for 2 slices of white bread? Or a bag of rice? or even two digestive biscuits?
Im sorry for my long message. But i might not be able to see my Diabetic Dr for another 6 months so im just trying to figure this all out since my body feels poorly.
Thank you for reading this. I REALLY appreciate any comments or advice
I was wondering if someone might be able to give me some advice.
Ive been diabetic for almost 18 years now. Diagnosed when I was 11. Ill be 30 latest this year.
I have been prick testing my blood and injecting myself 4 times a day for what feels like forever.
When I would go to my yearly reviews they would test my weight, hight, blood and over all blood sugar levels for the past whatever months. They would then say well done and off I would go.
I have been waiting to go on the DAFNE course for 5 years and they told me I have another 4 years to wait. I have no idea how to carb count or now ive heard of this low carb diet? I dont have the new automatic blood reader thing and when I finally got to speak to a dietitian a few months ago she told me I was so far behind everyone else I was in the *Stone ages*...
For the past 3 months I have been struggling to get my blood under control. I am going from extreme highs to extreme lows and I also feel like my weight is going up and down. Im starting to lose faith on how much insulin i should take per item of food I eat. I have always counted the sugar quantity not the carbs. Ive looked at the low carb diet and it looks good! Does this mean I can just kinda cut out carbs so I dont have to inject as much?
Like how much insulin should I take for 2 slices of white bread? Or a bag of rice? or even two digestive biscuits?
Im sorry for my long message. But i might not be able to see my Diabetic Dr for another 6 months so im just trying to figure this all out since my body feels poorly.
Thank you for reading this. I REALLY appreciate any comments or advice