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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Steveee" data-source="post: 93410" data-attributes="member: 12910">Hi Gazza,Sorry if what I said about Dafne was misleading.  <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite3" alt=":(" title="Frown    :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" />  Dafne is not just about carb counting. The other part that is important when starting to use the pump is to "determine the amount of insulin you require to cover the amount of carbohydrate in the food you are about to eat." This is of use whether you are using a pump or not.When I learnt carb counting 40 years ago, I did not learn things such as insulin/carb ratio. Now I am on a pump I learnt that my insulin carb ratio is 1u to 11gms CHO. Also 1u of insulin drops my BG by 3. This will be different when injecting because of other effects, e.g. pooling. When armed with this info, you can make adjustments to insulin depending on the meal you are eating.Initially this seems complicated and sometimes frustrating, but long term, as said by Katie, there are both medical and social benefits.Hope this helps. :wink:</blockquote>

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