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Type 1: A good HbA1C without hypos?
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<blockquote data-quote="TorqPenderloin" data-source="post: 1350693" data-attributes="member: 211504"><p>High Carbs=High Insulin Doses=High miscalculations=High corrections=High A1C</p><p></p><p>In short, if you maintain the mindset "I can eat whatever I want I just need insulin," you are setting yourself up for failure.</p><p></p><p>As someone with an a1c in the 30s, I actually have more hypos when my average blood sugar increases. The main reason is because of the equation I typed above. When I eat more carbs, that means I have to give myself more insulin for those carbs. That makes it easier to miscalculate which can then lead to very high or low numbers. Sometimes you can overcorrect for those very high/low numbers and find yourself in the totally opposite place you were before.</p><p></p><p>Simply put: I try to avoid the blood sugar rollercoaster as much as possible. On most days, I limit my carbs to somewhere 10-20% of my total caloric intake and I try not to eat too many in one sitting. That doesn't make me immune to highs and lows, but it certainly reduces the chances of them happening.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TorqPenderloin, post: 1350693, member: 211504"] High Carbs=High Insulin Doses=High miscalculations=High corrections=High A1C In short, if you maintain the mindset "I can eat whatever I want I just need insulin," you are setting yourself up for failure. As someone with an a1c in the 30s, I actually have more hypos when my average blood sugar increases. The main reason is because of the equation I typed above. When I eat more carbs, that means I have to give myself more insulin for those carbs. That makes it easier to miscalculate which can then lead to very high or low numbers. Sometimes you can overcorrect for those very high/low numbers and find yourself in the totally opposite place you were before. Simply put: I try to avoid the blood sugar rollercoaster as much as possible. On most days, I limit my carbs to somewhere 10-20% of my total caloric intake and I try not to eat too many in one sitting. That doesn't make me immune to highs and lows, but it certainly reduces the chances of them happening. [/QUOTE]
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