PseudoBob77
Well-Known Member
- Messages
- 231
- Type of diabetes
- Type 1
- Treatment type
- Insulin
I can understand not wanting to let this disease run your life, but that doesn't mean you can skip pilot school before learning to fly a plane.
You made a conscious decision to eat (what most consider to be) an excessive amount of food and then tried to guess how much insulin you needed to correct for it. That's probably not the smartest decision when you're first learning how to manage your carbs:insulin.
NOW, that doesn't mean you can never eat 6 slices of pizza or cheesy fries ever again. It just means MAYBE you should start with smaller portions until you get the hang of things.
I had around 500-600g of carbs on Christmas Eve so I'd be a hypocrite to say you can't enjoy yourself every once in a while. However, it took me several months to understand how to correct for that much food and I gave myself four shots during dinner alone (after each course).
No one is telling you that you can't do something. We just hope you'll be smart about it. We all know it's frustrating, but be patient and you'll eventually figure it out.
As ann34+ mentioned, there's a reason you can eat that much food. A good bit of it is going unused as it passes out through your urine. Unfortunately, that will lead to kidney failure over time (among many other things).I honestly didn't think 6 slices of pizza and some cheesy fries was eating in excess :/ I'm a UK size 8 and have eaten a lot for a while I guess, so just used to it. I move in with the other half soon though and we have a lot of meal plans etc for good healthy eating, so a change is on the way.
I had an appointment with the dietician today who said not to worry about it, just eat what I want for now and give Novarapid 1 unit for 10g of carb regardless of what it is. She was more concerned that I had given the 17units but only ate half of it and my BG has remained on the same high level since. Increased my Lantus now to 14units a day instead of 12, as regardless of the pizza and chips I'm running on 13-22 every day.
I'll get there one day I'm sure. I have to see the nurses again Thursday as they're concerned about my constant headache and lack of energy, so I'll go from there. Gah!
Thank you all for the advice and information, it's much appreciated!!
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I honestly didn't think 6 slices of pizza and some cheesy fries was eating in excess :/ I'm a UK size 8 and have eaten a lot for a while I guess, so just used to it. I move in with the other half soon though and we have a lot of meal plans etc for good healthy eating, so a change is on the way.
I had an appointment with the dietician today who said not to worry about it, just eat what I want for now and give Novarapid 1 unit for 10g of carb regardless of what it is. She was more concerned that I had given the 17units but only ate half of it and my BG has remained on the same high level since. Increased my Lantus now to 14units a day instead of 12, as regardless of the pizza and chips I'm running on 13-22 every day.
I'll get there one day I'm sure. I have to see the nurses again Thursday as they're concerned about my constant headache and lack of energy, so I'll go from there. Gah!
Thank you all for the advice and information, it's much appreciated!!
x
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