I used the mixed insulins for about 20yrs and loved it. Two injections per day and eating a main meal, then a small snack mid morning and mid afternoon was normal to me as most people who don't have diabetes will eat a snack of some sort. I didn't feel restricted that much on what I could eat but when there were rare occasions when eating out in restaurants involved eating more carb that exceeded my usual carb allowance, I just used a bolus pen to give a bit of a top up so that my bg levels didn't go too high. I had a good lifestyle without being a pin cushion