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<blockquote data-quote="TypeZero." data-source="post: 2286361" data-attributes="member: 525950"><p>You’ve been waiting for too long. You would first need to sit down and discuss with a dietitian in working out your ratios and your insulin sensitivity factor (how much 1 unit of insulin lowers your BG by).</p><p></p><p>Everyone is different to be honest with you. I’m diagnosed for about 3 months and I started carb-counting on the third week after returning from the hospital. In my first two weeks I was kind of carb counting but was adjusting my food according to the fixed bolus regimen rather than the other way round. With me I found it pretty easy to understand because my insulin requirements were exactly what the average adult requires: 1 unit of insulin per 10g and 1 unit of insulin also lowers BG by 3mmol/L. </p><p></p><p>Basal doses are sometimes split in two if a single dose doesn’t last you a whole 24hours. This usually happens if you’re on Levemir, Lantus lasts for about 20-24 hours so wouldn’t require two doses.</p><p></p><p>In terms of splitting your bolus, I have tried this but I have usually found that it makes no change for me. Splitting your bolus is usually done in slow-digesting high carb situations, some people do it for pizza but I don’t really split my boluses.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TypeZero., post: 2286361, member: 525950"] You’ve been waiting for too long. You would first need to sit down and discuss with a dietitian in working out your ratios and your insulin sensitivity factor (how much 1 unit of insulin lowers your BG by). Everyone is different to be honest with you. I’m diagnosed for about 3 months and I started carb-counting on the third week after returning from the hospital. In my first two weeks I was kind of carb counting but was adjusting my food according to the fixed bolus regimen rather than the other way round. With me I found it pretty easy to understand because my insulin requirements were exactly what the average adult requires: 1 unit of insulin per 10g and 1 unit of insulin also lowers BG by 3mmol/L. Basal doses are sometimes split in two if a single dose doesn’t last you a whole 24hours. This usually happens if you’re on Levemir, Lantus lasts for about 20-24 hours so wouldn’t require two doses. In terms of splitting your bolus, I have tried this but I have usually found that it makes no change for me. Splitting your bolus is usually done in slow-digesting high carb situations, some people do it for pizza but I don’t really split my boluses. [/QUOTE]
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