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<blockquote data-quote="OscarC" data-source="post: 2429341" data-attributes="member: 539340"><p>Hi,</p><p></p><p>I can empathise very much with your concerns only having been diagnosed myself a few months before you. Please understand that it takes many YEARS of poor control before you are likely to start to get any of the complications that you are afraid of.</p><p></p><p>I agree with most here that you would probably be better on a fixed long acting/bolus short-acting regime. This will give you much more control over your diet than a fixed insulin regime will allow. I think I have been very lucky as my diabetes team have been excellent and very supportive.</p><p></p><p>If you can, I would try and get to see your diabetic team to discuss your treatment. I think that you would benefit greatly from some form of glucose monitor such as a Libre 2 which allows you to check your blood glucose without having to prick your finger tips all the time. It will also allow you to recognise patterns and how different foods/exercise/insulin affect your blood sugar. Unfortunately, this will depend very much on your local Health Authority and seems to be a bit of a lottery but it is definitely worth asking about one. Then, you should enquire about a long-acting regime combined with short-acting bolus doses. Once you have this in place, you can start carb-counting and adjusting your own insulin. There are many apps out there to help - I was recommended one called "Carbs & Cals" which I have on my phone by my team and a friend - it costs a small amount of money (about £5 if I recall correctly) but I did find it very useful until I (sort of) got the hang of carb guessing for myself.</p><p></p><p>There are times when I avoid carbs as I want a relatively flat blood glucose profile (like when I am at work) but it is difficult to avoid them forever if like me, you still want to enjoy a bit of bread, rice, potatoes, noodles etc. </p><p></p><p>Hopefully, you can switch regimes soon and get to eating what you would like whilst still maintaining control of your diabetes. I have found that there are a lot of kind people on this forum with a wealth of knowledge to support you so don't worry too much. Glucose spikes occur in non-diabetics after a meal too - as long as you adjust your insulin to match your meal and your blood sugar returns to a reasonable baseline by the time you're ready for your next meal, you will have a very low risk of developing the nasty complications that you worry about.</p><p></p><p>Best of luck.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="OscarC, post: 2429341, member: 539340"] Hi, I can empathise very much with your concerns only having been diagnosed myself a few months before you. Please understand that it takes many YEARS of poor control before you are likely to start to get any of the complications that you are afraid of. I agree with most here that you would probably be better on a fixed long acting/bolus short-acting regime. This will give you much more control over your diet than a fixed insulin regime will allow. I think I have been very lucky as my diabetes team have been excellent and very supportive. If you can, I would try and get to see your diabetic team to discuss your treatment. I think that you would benefit greatly from some form of glucose monitor such as a Libre 2 which allows you to check your blood glucose without having to prick your finger tips all the time. It will also allow you to recognise patterns and how different foods/exercise/insulin affect your blood sugar. Unfortunately, this will depend very much on your local Health Authority and seems to be a bit of a lottery but it is definitely worth asking about one. Then, you should enquire about a long-acting regime combined with short-acting bolus doses. Once you have this in place, you can start carb-counting and adjusting your own insulin. There are many apps out there to help - I was recommended one called "Carbs & Cals" which I have on my phone by my team and a friend - it costs a small amount of money (about £5 if I recall correctly) but I did find it very useful until I (sort of) got the hang of carb guessing for myself. There are times when I avoid carbs as I want a relatively flat blood glucose profile (like when I am at work) but it is difficult to avoid them forever if like me, you still want to enjoy a bit of bread, rice, potatoes, noodles etc. Hopefully, you can switch regimes soon and get to eating what you would like whilst still maintaining control of your diabetes. I have found that there are a lot of kind people on this forum with a wealth of knowledge to support you so don't worry too much. Glucose spikes occur in non-diabetics after a meal too - as long as you adjust your insulin to match your meal and your blood sugar returns to a reasonable baseline by the time you're ready for your next meal, you will have a very low risk of developing the nasty complications that you worry about. Best of luck. [/QUOTE]
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