Hi
@Rob1883 , as you've been put on basal/bolus, which you have, then unfortunately, you will need to carb count as that's how the system works. I've copied something I wrote elsewhere about it below.
This page will help you understand how to carb count:
http://www.bdec-e-learning.com/
You may also need to adjust your basal, and this one describes how to ensure you have the right levels:
https://mysugr.com/basal-rate-testing/ Incidentally, MySugr is also the world's most popular recording app, and there are many people who find it really useful, so it might be worth you taking a look at for your other query.
Having said that, the key relationship is between what you do and eat and your blood glucose levels. What recording bg does is allow you to understand what is happening to you and to see patterns of both behaviour, food and reactions between insulin and the food you eat. Have a read of this
http://bit.ly/d_3Rs to help you understand - I've found it to be an effective way of using logging. Why is this important?
It allows you to take responsibility for managing your own condition, which is critical in doing well with it.
You've mentioned that you struggle with numbers and feel very down. This feeling is really quite normal and you can ask your clinic for psychological support. It would also be worth talking to your hospital clinic, which will be the consultant and Diabetes Specialist Nurse (DSN), about alternative treatment strategies to the one you are on. Whilst Multiple Daily Injections is considered to be the most effective (the name for what you are using) there are other approaches that you can use that would make the numbers less difficult but will require more discipline on your part. Please get in touch with them about it.
