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<blockquote data-quote="JontyW" data-source="post: 345438" data-attributes="member: 40312"><p>Hello Mrs Mac,</p><p></p><p>I've been a Type 1 for 43 years and have managed my BG control well and as a result have no complications so far. Only recently have I been looking into what reading matter is available to help T1s and I would strongly recommend that you download (free) and purchase (only £9) the following three basic books/documents which are VITAL for Type 1 diabetics to understand how to get good blood glucose control ..</p><p></p><p>1) Download and read carefully & understand this document from Diabetes UK ..</p><p><strong>"An introduction to carbohydrate counting and insulin dose adjustment"</strong></p><p><a href="https://shop.diabetes.org.uk/store/literature/information-books/carbs-count-e-book.aspx" target="_blank">https://shop.diabetes.org.uk/store/lite ... -book.aspx</a></p><p></p><p>2) Buy this Carb Counting book: </p><p><strong>Carbs & Cals: A Visual Guide to Carbohydrate & Calorie Counting for People with Diabetes</strong></p><p>(<a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0956443052/ref=oh_details_o01_s00_i01" target="_blank">http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0956 ... 01_s00_i01</a>)</p><p></p><p><strong>3) Adjusting your Insulin when results are too high or too low:</strong></p><p>An excellent detailed document, with plenty of examples, to assist you in making required insulin adjustments. Download it and print it out so it is readily at hand after blood sugars have been made & recorded.</p><p><a href="http://www.diabetes-scotland.org/ggc/documents/pdf%20files/Insulin%20Dose%20Change.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.diabetes-scotland.org/ggc/do ... Change.pdf</a></p><p></p><p>So once you know the carbs for the next meal, plus your Insulin Carb Ratio for each time of the day, then you should know fairly precisely how much Novarapid is needed to cover the carbs. It will take some time to get all this data, by trial and error, but make sure you record everything so when reviewing the past few days BG readings it will become clearer what small changes are needed to reach optimum balance. You need to be patient and not make more than one change at a time.</p><p></p><p>Too many hypos means too much insulin for the carbs you are eating, so if you don't want to eat more, obviously you have to reduce the insulin, possibly both lantus and novarapid.</p><p></p><p>Good luck and I hope you find these documents useful ..</p><p></p><p>Jonty</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JontyW, post: 345438, member: 40312"] Hello Mrs Mac, I've been a Type 1 for 43 years and have managed my BG control well and as a result have no complications so far. Only recently have I been looking into what reading matter is available to help T1s and I would strongly recommend that you download (free) and purchase (only £9) the following three basic books/documents which are VITAL for Type 1 diabetics to understand how to get good blood glucose control .. 1) Download and read carefully & understand this document from Diabetes UK .. [b]"An introduction to carbohydrate counting and insulin dose adjustment"[/b] [url=https://shop.diabetes.org.uk/store/literature/information-books/carbs-count-e-book.aspx]https://shop.diabetes.org.uk/store/lite ... -book.aspx[/url] 2) Buy this Carb Counting book: [b]Carbs & Cals: A Visual Guide to Carbohydrate & Calorie Counting for People with Diabetes[/b] ([url=http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0956443052/ref=oh_details_o01_s00_i01]http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0956 ... 01_s00_i01[/url]) [b]3) Adjusting your Insulin when results are too high or too low:[/b] An excellent detailed document, with plenty of examples, to assist you in making required insulin adjustments. Download it and print it out so it is readily at hand after blood sugars have been made & recorded. [url=http://www.diabetes-scotland.org/ggc/documents/pdf%20files/Insulin%20Dose%20Change.pdf]http://www.diabetes-scotland.org/ggc/do ... Change.pdf[/url] So once you know the carbs for the next meal, plus your Insulin Carb Ratio for each time of the day, then you should know fairly precisely how much Novarapid is needed to cover the carbs. It will take some time to get all this data, by trial and error, but make sure you record everything so when reviewing the past few days BG readings it will become clearer what small changes are needed to reach optimum balance. You need to be patient and not make more than one change at a time. Too many hypos means too much insulin for the carbs you are eating, so if you don't want to eat more, obviously you have to reduce the insulin, possibly both lantus and novarapid. Good luck and I hope you find these documents useful .. Jonty [/QUOTE]
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