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<blockquote data-quote="dancer" data-source="post: 2403441" data-attributes="member: 110569"><p>Everyone's insulin to carb ratio is different. In fact you may end up with one ratio for breakfast,another for lunch and a third for dinner. Your ideal carb ratio will be different from other Type 1s. What normally happens is we are told to start with a ratio of 1 unit to 10g of carbohydrate and use trial and error to find a ratio that works for that meal. Personally I would follow your doctor's advice to begin with, then ask about using carb ratios. </p><p></p><p>You say you were told to use particular insulin doses for each meal. Did he give these doses according to your normal eating? I presume he didn't just pluck them out of thin air . . . but some docs can be real idiots, so I didn't want to assume anything. If he didn't tell you how much carbohydrate to eat with those insulin doses, you should call him asap.</p><p></p><p>The normal BG level is 4 - 7. Some diabetics may have this target, but again everyone is different.. My own target is 6 - 8, but I am insulin sensitive. My brother 's target is 5.5 - 7.5. </p><p>It will take some time for your body to get used to insulin. You will probably go through a honeymoon period when insulin requirements fall but then they will rise again. Do not aim for a target of 4 or you will go hypo. Don't run before you can walk and wait for your doctor's advice or a course where you learn to adjust insulin doses according to carbs eaten and also how to make corrections.</p><p>Don't worry about insulin resistance . It sometimes happens in Type 1 but more often in Type 2.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dancer, post: 2403441, member: 110569"] Everyone's insulin to carb ratio is different. In fact you may end up with one ratio for breakfast,another for lunch and a third for dinner. Your ideal carb ratio will be different from other Type 1s. What normally happens is we are told to start with a ratio of 1 unit to 10g of carbohydrate and use trial and error to find a ratio that works for that meal. Personally I would follow your doctor's advice to begin with, then ask about using carb ratios. You say you were told to use particular insulin doses for each meal. Did he give these doses according to your normal eating? I presume he didn't just pluck them out of thin air . . . but some docs can be real idiots, so I didn't want to assume anything. If he didn't tell you how much carbohydrate to eat with those insulin doses, you should call him asap. The normal BG level is 4 - 7. Some diabetics may have this target, but again everyone is different.. My own target is 6 - 8, but I am insulin sensitive. My brother 's target is 5.5 - 7.5. It will take some time for your body to get used to insulin. You will probably go through a honeymoon period when insulin requirements fall but then they will rise again. Do not aim for a target of 4 or you will go hypo. Don't run before you can walk and wait for your doctor's advice or a course where you learn to adjust insulin doses according to carbs eaten and also how to make corrections. Don't worry about insulin resistance . It sometimes happens in Type 1 but more often in Type 2. [/QUOTE]
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