Ta ...not really got the confidence yet to start adjusting insulin dose but I suppose I'll have to learn. I have 14 in the morning and 14 in the evening. Tbh it's still very new to me ....The same as you had before your diagnosis and learn how to bolus your insulin for it.
We do not have a carb intolerance like people with type 2 diabetes. We have a lack of insulin.
So we can eat carbs and inject insulin.
If you want, you could try sugar free jelly but I would say it is an acquired taste.
You can also get sugar free ice cream. I would put that in the same bracket as the jelly.
My advice is to enjoy your full fat normal ice cream.
And stop referring to yourself as "old" - you are a young chicken at 67.
What insulin are you on?Ta ...not really got the confidence yet to start adjusting insulin dose but I suppose I'll have to learn. I have 14 in the morning and 14 in the evening. Tbh it's still very new to me ....
I have type 1 and have novomix 30 twice a day with a 500mg Metformin tab. That's it....don't even know what basal or bolus is....!What insulin are you on?
If you have Type 1, you should have two different types of insulin - basal which is a slow acting background insulin taken once or twice a day and bolus a fast acting insulin taken when you eat carbs. This is often called MDI or basal/bolus and is highly flexible because you can eat what you want when you want (within reason) and adjust your dose accordingly.
The old fashioned approach was a mixed insulin which was mostly the slow acting but included some fast acting and was taken as a fixed dose which required you to eat a fixed amount of carbs at fixed times. In other words, highly inflexible.
If you are taking this fixed dose mixed insulin, I strongly recommend requesting the MDI approach. There is no reason to miss out on ice cream.
A few people with Type 1 will eat low carb meals (and follow low carb cake recipes which substitute flour and sugar) in order to minimise insulin. The logic is that with lower insulin doses, you make smaller mistakes. I found this approach more challenging because, in the absence of carbs, our body breaks down protein which is more complex to calculate insulin dose for.
I recommend asking to modernise your insulin.I have type 1 and have novomix 30 twice a day with a 500mg Metformin tab. That's it....don't even know what basal or bolus is....!
Blimey....two types of insulin....I'm having enough bother understanding one....thanks thoughWhat insulin are you on?
If you have Type 1, you should have two different types of insulin - basal which is a slow acting background insulin taken once or twice a day and bolus a fast acting insulin taken when you eat carbs. This is often called MDI or basal/bolus and is highly flexible because you can eat what you want when you want (within reason) and adjust your dose accordingly.
The old fashioned approach was a mixed insulin which was mostly the slow acting but included some fast acting and was taken as a fixed dose which required you to eat a fixed amount of carbs at fixed times. In other words, highly inflexible.
If you are taking this fixed dose mixed insulin, I strongly recommend requesting the MDI approach. There is no reason to miss out on ice cream.eye
A few people with Type 1 will eat low carb meals (and follow low carb cake recipes which substitute flour and sugar) in order to minimise insulin. The logic is that with lower insulin doses, you make smaller mistakes. I found this approach more challenging because, in the absence of carbs, our body breaks down protein which is more complex to calculate insulin dose for.
I was on one type for my first year and found it incredibly frustrating and inflexible.Blimey....two types of insulin....I'm having enough bother understanding one....thanks though
Thanks for reply....it's a bloody weird condition alright, and the internet is probably the worst place to look for advice..! Best to ask each other so thanks for advice and very relevant thoughts...I was on one type for my first year and found it incredibly frustrating and inflexible.
I find two types much easier to understand and adapt to my life rather that having to adapt your life to your insulin.
The two types have a clear purpose which I can adjust as I need it. Having one type means I cannot adjust the timings and ratios which drove me insane,
That said, twenty years later, I continue to learn more about diabetes and how to manage it for myself: now I only use one type of insulin but I use it in a pump so it takes the role of both bolus and basal.
Take care, take time and learn along the way.
Thanks....I'm seeing consultant in October, I shall ask....I'm on the libre2 system after asking, it's such a relief after finger pricking and flapping arms like a demented seagull....I’ve just googled the NICE guidelines for newly diagnosed Type 1s. They should not be offering twice daily all in insulin. Not since 2015. All Type 1s should be on basal bolus and carb counting. The truth is @Bomber1956 you will enjoy your diet more as there is so much more flexibility. Your numbers once used to the regime should be far easier to manage. And ultimately you will be much healthier. There is no way you should be having to deprive yourself if you don’t want to, of a nice bowl of ice cream after a meal. Plus do you have a Libre? If not, ask for one you are eligible. Do not be put off from moving forwards. You are only 3 years older than me. I am 10 years into this journey and was put immediately onto basal/bolus and carb counting and have never looked back.
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