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<blockquote data-quote="Circuspony" data-source="post: 1813038" data-attributes="member: 432241"><p>You don't have to stay away from carbs, you just have to learn how to use your insulin to manage them. Insulin itself won't cause you to put on weight, but if you are eating too many carbs for the exercise you're doing then you'll pile on the pounds.</p><p></p><p>What units of insulin are you using for those carb amounts your nurse gave you. If - for instance - you are taking 5 units for 50g of carbs then you are on a 1:10 ratio. If you only eat 30g of carbs then you'll need just 3 units of insulin.</p><p></p><p>That makes it sound very simple, but our bodies are complex machines and throw regular curve balls at us!!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Circuspony, post: 1813038, member: 432241"] You don't have to stay away from carbs, you just have to learn how to use your insulin to manage them. Insulin itself won't cause you to put on weight, but if you are eating too many carbs for the exercise you're doing then you'll pile on the pounds. What units of insulin are you using for those carb amounts your nurse gave you. If - for instance - you are taking 5 units for 50g of carbs then you are on a 1:10 ratio. If you only eat 30g of carbs then you'll need just 3 units of insulin. That makes it sound very simple, but our bodies are complex machines and throw regular curve balls at us!! [/QUOTE]
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