Debloubed said:
Jelly71 said:
Debloubed I am not eating to my insulin dose. I dose my insulin according to what I am eating, even though I was told the opposite of this when I was first diagnosed. I still struggle with weight, so I guess some type 1's are luckier than others with weight.
sorry, wasn't clear in my post, wasn't implying you ate to your inslin dose, was a comment ref: the post I was quoting as it was an 'old school' way for type 1's to eat to their dosage - thankfully times have changed
I agree with debloubed about eating to the insulin dose being 'old school approach' Prior to my conversion onto the pump I had to undergo a rigorous overhaul of my approach to my diabetes and one of the things that came out of this was working out how many units of humalog I should dose for every 10g cho. Although I thought I dosed accurately, I didn't and was quite taken aback as to how inaccurate I actually was being. Also, my 'old school' background was very out of date in terms of counting carbs. I was taught back in the 70s that an egg sized potato was 10g cho as was a tbls of baked beans. These days there are differences between new potatoes boiled and old potatoes boiled and then again with the olds, skins on or off! It was a complete re-education for me. but this was a contributing factor to the weight loss.
I also addressed the food I consumed. I always though my diet was good. Again the 'old school' system of avoidance rather than knowledgeable management of certain foods in my youth means I don't have a sweet tooth and pastry does not feature heavily in my eating. However my gym instructor advised me to cut down on the quantity of red meat in my diet and include more white meat and non meat protein. I think this had a big influence on my weight loss.
It is not necessarily so that all type 1s will be overweight. I know a few and we come in all shapes and sizes! Good control and better understanding was key for me and this came through a combination of re-education about my food and insulin, the introduction of the metformin and the change to the pump. The weight-loss has been gradual and steady, but noticeable.
Jelly 71, if you want any more help or just some encouragement or moral support I'm more than happy to assist. I've struggled in the past so you have my utmost sympathy for the frustration and eventually it's all come good for me, although not without many ups and downs. I'm not a nurse or dietician just an average diabetic and I do feel that no-one knows my diabetes better than I do but sometimes it takes someone else to say things that make you go".....oh yeah".
