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layla42

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Hi,

Our consultant is retiring and the new one we are getting is very into carb-counting. My DD is only 3 and has mixtard30 in the morning, lantus at night, and occasional novorapid at teatime - but when she gets older I am told she will go onto 4 injections a day (or maybe a pump) so I will need to learn to carb count.

I heard the Rosemary Conley scales are good for this - I was planning to start a food diary and practise counting even before she needs it, so when she does need it, I will be able to estimate carbs more easily.

Has anyone got the scales or alternative ones? Or know anywhere to get them cheap? The diabetic nurse said they were on giddyaunt.com but there's none on there now!

Thanks, Layla x
 
I have kitchen scales which are very clear and easy to use, electronic and made by SALTER I've had them for a while and they are excellent. they look quite modern too, with a glass platform and silver coloured metal work visible.
 
Hi, I forgot to say it's the Rosemary Conley scales that tell you how many grammes of carb in each food or something? Do the Salter ones do that? You type a code in for the food type and it tells you the carbs. Layla x
 
My salter scales don't do that. I refer to my Collins Little gem book or the panel, but then I am quite good at mental arithmetic. I also round numbers up. The carb content isn't all that accurate anyway.
For example, if a food is 16.5 grams carbs in 100 g. I call it 17 percent and if I eat 20 grams of it, I calculate 17 x 20 = 34, so I'm eating 3.4 or near 4 g of carbs. I'm sure it's accurate enough.
 
Aha I see! I just looked on amazon, is it the collins gem "carb counter" book that you use? Maybe I will just do that then - I am good at mental arithmetic too so should be able to do it using a book and scales - especially if the specialised scales aren't comprehensive anyway.

My DD is only 3 and very fussy anyway, so it's not like she eats a huge range of food (at the moment) anyway!

Layla x
 
You have my greastest admiration. the care of a fit healthy baby is a huge responsibility, which I remember well, but the extra worry of a diabetic must really drain your resources. I suspect it will only get worse as she goes to school and is out of your sight for protracted periods, until she reaches an age when you are certain she can get it right for herself. AND puberty in between.
I still teach the odd day and have encountered diabetic children in schools. I do worry about the high BS target set for them and that everything isgeared to preventing hypos andlittle thought to the long term.
Your little one has an advantage over so many, with a devoted Mummy, who wants to learn everything.
Give her an extra cuddle"from a crazy Grandma"
 
Hi again, thanks for the book recommendation and the lovely message! I have passed on an extra cuddle to Grace!!

It is hard looking after her - I hate leaving her at nursery (I like the break, but can't really relax!) and am dreading her starting school. I live locally though and don't work at the moment so will be able to pop into school at lunchtime if necessary. I also have a 21 month old son so am a bit busy! I find he occasionally suffers, because if I don't want G to eat any more snacks, I can't give him any, so sometimes he goes hungry. I also can't bribe him with chocolate if she's around! Plus he jumps on us when I'm doing her injections sometimes.

I am determined to keep her blood sugar levels as good as possible, within the restraints of not knowing what she'll eat, what activities she'll do, her not recognising how she's feeling, balancing up how often to test against how much it will upset her... but she'll have so much of her life as a diabetic that I want to minimise long-term effects as much as possible (she was only 3 years 2 months when diagnosed).

I have started a spreadsheet of the foods she eats and am going to get some scales and a book and start keeping track anyway... hope to get her a pump when she's older... will stop rambling now!

Layla xxx
 
Hi

Not sure if they still sell them, but Lloyds chemist do weighing scales that calculate carb, fat etc for you. You do have to punch a code in though which is a bit of a pain.

I think I paid something like £5 for mine but that was about 2 years ago. I just use mine to calculate the true carb value of bananas and other stuff. Most of the time I can just look at food on my plate and roughly guess what the carb value is.
 
Thank you!! Just found them online at Lloyds Pharmacy and they're £8.99 (it says online price, will see how much they are in the shop when I go to town!). That is miles better than the Rosemary Conley type price!!!

Layla x
 
layla

Dont buy them online, go in the store in town. Every now and again Lloyds do special offers and that's how I got mine. Sometimes they have fantastic offers going like Omron blood pressure monitor for £10 - silly silly money lol.

All the best
 
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