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<blockquote data-quote="DaftThoughts" data-source="post: 1458814" data-attributes="member: 317436"><p>I'm not the person you replied to, but I kinda winged it myself. I assumed 1 unit of Novorapid per 15g carbs to begin with and worked from there. I'm now at 1:12. </p><p></p><p>Whenever I ate, I injected for those carbs 10-20 minutes before, then ate, and checked 1.5 and 2 hours later. If I had gone up more than 1.5-2mmol/L, I reduced my ratio down a point and tried again next meal. When I hit 1:12 I didn't rise more than 1.5mmol/L and left it at that. (You need to rise a little usually, insulin can remain when your food has mostly been digested so if you're not high enough to process that last bit of insulin, you can crash into a hypo.)</p><p></p><p>I erred on the side of caution and started with a ratio that wouldn't send me into a hypo straight away and adjusted gradually. I also found out that 1 unit of insulin lowered me by about 1.2mmol/L. I checked this by waiting until my NovoRapid had worn off (4 hours after my last injection, preferably 6 hours after my last meal too) and correcting my slightly too high bloodsugar by 1 unit and testing frequently afterwards.</p><p></p><p>It's a looot of testing and trying to reduce variables, but once I got it down I can safely rely on these numbers. The MySugr app helps me calculate everything too, which is super useful. I assume the DAFNE course will teach you most of what you need to know to get started, but if you feel confident knowing how you respond to food and insulin overall, you could experiment with some numbers yourself. Check with your DSN first just to be sure, and aim for slightly too high than too low when adjusting your insulin to avoid hypos until you hit your sweet spot.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DaftThoughts, post: 1458814, member: 317436"] I'm not the person you replied to, but I kinda winged it myself. I assumed 1 unit of Novorapid per 15g carbs to begin with and worked from there. I'm now at 1:12. Whenever I ate, I injected for those carbs 10-20 minutes before, then ate, and checked 1.5 and 2 hours later. If I had gone up more than 1.5-2mmol/L, I reduced my ratio down a point and tried again next meal. When I hit 1:12 I didn't rise more than 1.5mmol/L and left it at that. (You need to rise a little usually, insulin can remain when your food has mostly been digested so if you're not high enough to process that last bit of insulin, you can crash into a hypo.) I erred on the side of caution and started with a ratio that wouldn't send me into a hypo straight away and adjusted gradually. I also found out that 1 unit of insulin lowered me by about 1.2mmol/L. I checked this by waiting until my NovoRapid had worn off (4 hours after my last injection, preferably 6 hours after my last meal too) and correcting my slightly too high bloodsugar by 1 unit and testing frequently afterwards. It's a looot of testing and trying to reduce variables, but once I got it down I can safely rely on these numbers. The MySugr app helps me calculate everything too, which is super useful. I assume the DAFNE course will teach you most of what you need to know to get started, but if you feel confident knowing how you respond to food and insulin overall, you could experiment with some numbers yourself. Check with your DSN first just to be sure, and aim for slightly too high than too low when adjusting your insulin to avoid hypos until you hit your sweet spot. [/QUOTE]
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