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Please help, One x toast x 4hrs = 14.6mmol
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<blockquote data-quote="Antje77" data-source="post: 2398510" data-attributes="member: 372207"><p>I'm in the books as a T1, which is most likely correct, according to my specialist and myself. However, I'm also dealing with insulin resistance and using the amount of insulin often seen in T2. For me this means I use close to 100 units of long acting insulin, plus short acting insulin (bolus) before meals and to correct. </p><p>MIND: this is what I need, not what you or anyone else needs, the only way to find out your dose safely is to <strong>slowly</strong> titrate up, like you're doing at the moment!</p><p></p><p>Bolusing refers to quick acting or mealtime insulin. The standard way to treat T1 diabetes is to use a basal dose which works over 24 hour, like you do, and then take a quicker acting insulin to cover for meals on top of that. Some T2's use this method as well. However, it all starts with finding the right dose of basal insulin, which is what you are doing at the moment.</p><p></p><p>This means if I have a meal with little carbs, I take a very small amount or no insulin before the meal, but if I have a larger amount of carbs I take a larger dose of my quick acting insulin.</p><p>I also use this bolus insulin when I find my numbers to be unexpecedly high. It works within an hour or two, so I can use it to get it down again.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Antje77, post: 2398510, member: 372207"] I'm in the books as a T1, which is most likely correct, according to my specialist and myself. However, I'm also dealing with insulin resistance and using the amount of insulin often seen in T2. For me this means I use close to 100 units of long acting insulin, plus short acting insulin (bolus) before meals and to correct. MIND: this is what I need, not what you or anyone else needs, the only way to find out your dose safely is to [B]slowly[/B] titrate up, like you're doing at the moment! Bolusing refers to quick acting or mealtime insulin. The standard way to treat T1 diabetes is to use a basal dose which works over 24 hour, like you do, and then take a quicker acting insulin to cover for meals on top of that. Some T2's use this method as well. However, it all starts with finding the right dose of basal insulin, which is what you are doing at the moment. This means if I have a meal with little carbs, I take a very small amount or no insulin before the meal, but if I have a larger amount of carbs I take a larger dose of my quick acting insulin. I also use this bolus insulin when I find my numbers to be unexpecedly high. It works within an hour or two, so I can use it to get it down again. [/QUOTE]
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