Download the carbs n cals app on your phone it tells u exactly how many carbs are in certain things n if u know ur ratio u can work it out bit better, ive jus started properly carb countin as not long diagnosed so not had the appropriate dafne training! U seem to be morivated for the change! Well done keep it up!
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First things first is your basal............the Lantus, you need to test this dose out with carb free meal times to make sure your dose is holding you steady.......
you may need this much insulin but you should be looking to take a larger dose of Lantus, and then smaller novorapid doses for your meals.....
how much do you weigh?
Khalifa, you've made a great decision to put behind you excessive amounts of carbs and really excessive levels of insulin to try to manage them.
Hypos will be the main challenge as you adapt your lifestyle so test regularly, particularly after exercise and maybe set an alarm during the night for a test since you have had night hypos. Correct hypos gently with just around 12g of Gkucotabs or similar. Over correction leads to swings.
Keep in mind your Lantus level will also come down. Ideally you would figure out your correct basal rate first before figuring out your correct Insulin : Carb Ratio (ICR) and insulin sensitivity factor (ISF) for corrections. Realistically you need at least a guesstimate so figure out how many carbs in your typical big meal from last week and divide by 120 as a first estimate. Monitor thus number and change it based on the evidence of your meter. While you are figuring out your basal rate, ICR and ISF, weigh your food, use packaging labels, or failing that use Carbs n Cals (less accurate but better than total guesswork).
You've made a great decision.
Khalifa, you've made a great decision to put behind you excessive amounts of carbs and really excessive levels of insulin to try to manage them.
Hypos will be the main challenge as you adapt your lifestyle so test regularly, particularly after exercise and maybe set an alarm during the night for a test since you have had night hypos. Correct hypos gently with just around 12g of Gkucotabs or similar. Over correction leads to swings.
Keep in mind your Lantus level will also come down. Ideally you would figure out your correct basal rate first before figuring out your correct Insulin : Carb Ratio (ICR) and insulin sensitivity factor (ISF) for corrections. Realistically you need at least a guesstimate so figure out how many carbs in your typical big meal from last week and divide by 120 as a first estimate. Monitor thus number and change it based on the evidence of your meter. While you are figuring out your basal rate, ICR and ISF, weigh your food, use packaging labels, or failing that use Carbs n Cals (less accurate but better than total guesswork).
You've made a great decision.
Thanks Spiker ,
Good tips . I use APP " MyfitnessPal " to figure out the calories and also to calculate the carbs .. But the qustion now in specifying the my ratio does only carbs include inside this calculation ?? what about others like sugars , protines , fat .. etc ??? Does these out of calculating the ICR and ISF ??
Dear All ,
I'm 30 years old . I have Type 1 diabetes when I was 18 years old . my doses are
too high as I am taking 120 units per meal 3 times a day of Novorapid and take 70 units of Lantus at bedtime. I'm taking these large amounts of basal and bolus insulins because my BG is too high either before or after the meals . I'm one of who eat alot of carbs without any carbs counting or caring from my self.
But I decided from 2 weeks ago that I will change this to the better healthy life in eating , in exercises like walking or running and in every things So I have taken some of actions:-
1. Change my bad habits food and to Increase the healthy foods.
2. Reduction of carbohydrates in eat.
3. Applying of a diet 2,000 calories while " MyfitnessPal " helps me in that program.
4. walking about 3-6 Km a day or at least (4 times a week )
I have applied above for one week and the results are very good except that had hypo coubles of time after the walking or during my sleep. I had hypo maybe 4 times during this week .
I need your help as I face some difficulty to specify exact my ICR and and I need some tips to better carbs counting . I have some questions but I will postponed them after I read you comments.
Sorry all for my poor English languageI'm trying to improve it.
your help is highly appriciated
Khalifa
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