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<blockquote data-quote="SB.25" data-source="post: 1992921" data-attributes="member: 496757"><p>Hi,</p><p></p><p>Well as I said, I’ve only been on the quick acting for a week but it’s worked very well so far and my numbers have almost always been in range. Other more experienced members can probably explain things much better than myself. But in my experience....</p><p></p><p>I usually check the restaurants website for the carb values or if not I use the ‘Carbs And Cals’ app. This app is really useful as you type in the food you are going to eat and it comes up with pictures of plates with different portion sizes and tells you the carbs in each of the portions.</p><p></p><p>My current dosage is 1 unit to 10g of carbohydrates. Which seems to be working for me. I understand most people are told this dosage at the start but it may be changed to suit your needs. </p><p></p><p>I keep a food diary and a note of all the food I have eaten. I usually do this in the MySugr app as i find this app also tracks my steps and in my case if I do a lot of walking I know I don’t need to take quite as much insulin. This was useful for when I saw the consultant.</p><p></p><p>Within this past week, I have found the insulin has given me much more freedom. Especially as I am on a city break at the moment with friends. I now don’t have to find a special restaurant that is low carb, instead I can just eat whatever they do and inject for it <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SB.25, post: 1992921, member: 496757"] Hi, Well as I said, I’ve only been on the quick acting for a week but it’s worked very well so far and my numbers have almost always been in range. Other more experienced members can probably explain things much better than myself. But in my experience.... I usually check the restaurants website for the carb values or if not I use the ‘Carbs And Cals’ app. This app is really useful as you type in the food you are going to eat and it comes up with pictures of plates with different portion sizes and tells you the carbs in each of the portions. My current dosage is 1 unit to 10g of carbohydrates. Which seems to be working for me. I understand most people are told this dosage at the start but it may be changed to suit your needs. I keep a food diary and a note of all the food I have eaten. I usually do this in the MySugr app as i find this app also tracks my steps and in my case if I do a lot of walking I know I don’t need to take quite as much insulin. This was useful for when I saw the consultant. Within this past week, I have found the insulin has given me much more freedom. Especially as I am on a city break at the moment with friends. I now don’t have to find a special restaurant that is low carb, instead I can just eat whatever they do and inject for it :) [/QUOTE]
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