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<blockquote data-quote="EllieM" data-source="post: 2006088" data-attributes="member: 372717"><p>[USER=346353]@gingerfluff[/USER] , Are you at least on a basal/bolus regime? (I'm thinking you might not be, as if you're on that they should have at least talked to you about carb counting etc).</p><p></p><p>If it's any consolation, though I've been carb counting since childhood (T1 since I was 8, so 49 years), I only learnt about formal insulin/carb ratios and correction doses recently, otherwise I sort of winged it .... As a child I learnt the contents of my blue book of "Proprietary food carb values", plus the white booklet of values for things like bread and potatoes, and made my carb total correspond to the allowed amount for each meal. (Apart from in my teens, when I pretty well ignored it all. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />)</p><p></p><p>I remember when I was twenty and given my first glucometer, I was told that injecting 4 times a day would be so much more convenient, as I would be able to choose my own meal times and amounts. \And it was....</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>So she should give you advice and some booklets with carb values and you can learn from them. If it's any consolation, I survived two normal T1 pregnancies without knowing about insulin ratios (the dietitian gave me a long chat about lots of high fibre carbs and I came to the conclusion that dietary advice for T1s is a fashion which changes every decade). I've never been on a DAFNE course (left UK in 1999).</p><p></p><p>The dietitian in New Zealand (I've been living here two years) looked at my food and blood sugar diary and explained how to formally calculate insulin ratios and correction amounts.</p><p></p><p>I suppose I shouldn't be suggesting this, but maybe you should tell your doctors you are thinking of having a baby (even if you're determined to be childless forever), as then they would have to give you some more timely help about managing your diabetes....</p><p></p><p></p><p>Are you sure you're doing that? No sugar in a potato, but plenty of carbs. I 'd be surprised if you weren't counting the carbs in unprocessed food. On the other hand, if you've been looking at labels on supermarket food, your issues may well be because you're counting the "of which sugars" line rather than the total carb line.</p><p></p><p>Good luck, from one stone age veteran to another.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="EllieM, post: 2006088, member: 372717"] [USER=346353]@gingerfluff[/USER] , Are you at least on a basal/bolus regime? (I'm thinking you might not be, as if you're on that they should have at least talked to you about carb counting etc). If it's any consolation, though I've been carb counting since childhood (T1 since I was 8, so 49 years), I only learnt about formal insulin/carb ratios and correction doses recently, otherwise I sort of winged it .... As a child I learnt the contents of my blue book of "Proprietary food carb values", plus the white booklet of values for things like bread and potatoes, and made my carb total correspond to the allowed amount for each meal. (Apart from in my teens, when I pretty well ignored it all. :)) I remember when I was twenty and given my first glucometer, I was told that injecting 4 times a day would be so much more convenient, as I would be able to choose my own meal times and amounts. \And it was.... So she should give you advice and some booklets with carb values and you can learn from them. If it's any consolation, I survived two normal T1 pregnancies without knowing about insulin ratios (the dietitian gave me a long chat about lots of high fibre carbs and I came to the conclusion that dietary advice for T1s is a fashion which changes every decade). I've never been on a DAFNE course (left UK in 1999). The dietitian in New Zealand (I've been living here two years) looked at my food and blood sugar diary and explained how to formally calculate insulin ratios and correction amounts. I suppose I shouldn't be suggesting this, but maybe you should tell your doctors you are thinking of having a baby (even if you're determined to be childless forever), as then they would have to give you some more timely help about managing your diabetes.... Are you sure you're doing that? No sugar in a potato, but plenty of carbs. I 'd be surprised if you weren't counting the carbs in unprocessed food. On the other hand, if you've been looking at labels on supermarket food, your issues may well be because you're counting the "of which sugars" line rather than the total carb line. Good luck, from one stone age veteran to another. [/QUOTE]
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