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<blockquote data-quote="ert" data-source="post: 2225334" data-attributes="member: 504712"><p>Thanks, do you follow a lower carb diet too? I’ll try and spend the next month getting some weight on and getting used to the new routine of insulin and keeping an eye on my blood sugar more often. Then maybe one day I’ll get brave and whisper ‘low carb’ to my nurse <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> She’s really lovely and has been amazing so I don’t want to seem ungrateful or that I somehow know better than them (I’m pretty clueless!)</p></blockquote><p></p><p>I eat about 30 grams of carbohydrates a day, which my nurse is unhappily aware of, but my specialist is on board with after seeing my data. I regularly check for blood ketones (the result of a low carb). When I'm above 3 mmol/l I inject insulin and eat. Ketones can rapidly build up above this level and cause DKA if you're unwell or have high blood sugars. I'm also very stable and not hypoing. The specialists will want you to run your blood sugars higher if you are hypoing.</p><p>[/QUOTE]</p>
[QUOTE="ert, post: 2225334, member: 504712"] Thanks, do you follow a lower carb diet too? I’ll try and spend the next month getting some weight on and getting used to the new routine of insulin and keeping an eye on my blood sugar more often. Then maybe one day I’ll get brave and whisper ‘low carb’ to my nurse :) She’s really lovely and has been amazing so I don’t want to seem ungrateful or that I somehow know better than them (I’m pretty clueless!)[/QUOTE] I eat about 30 grams of carbohydrates a day, which my nurse is unhappily aware of, but my specialist is on board with after seeing my data. I regularly check for blood ketones (the result of a low carb). When I'm above 3 mmol/l I inject insulin and eat. Ketones can rapidly build up above this level and cause DKA if you're unwell or have high blood sugars. I'm also very stable and not hypoing. The specialists will want you to run your blood sugars higher if you are hypoing. [/QUOTE]
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