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Message: <blockquote data-quote="azure" data-source="post: 1314208" data-attributes="member: 39639">I get you now <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> Bad luck in not being taught carb counting right from the beginning. I was lucky enough to be taught simply and quickly by a dietician, and it's made things SO much easier. Most of the courses over-complicate things, in my opinion, but the basics are actually quite simple <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />Just as a note - carb counting has existed for decades, it's just that some bright spark thought 'just eat healthily' would do. I remember that vividly as I made a complaint because it was clearly total rubbish!Anyway....when you don't have Type 1, your pancreas produces just the right amount of insulin to deal with the carbs in a meal. When you have Type 1, you have to take over that job by assessing the amount of carbs you're about to eat and injecting accordingly. If you don't do that, it's very hard to get good control because you're 'driving with a blindfold on'.I suggest you push for further help if you need it, and/or start working out the right doses for your favourite meals. That's the simplest approach. Good digital scales are very useful so you know you're having the same amount each time eg with cereal, pasta, etc.You might also like to get the book Think Like A Pancreas, if you don't already have it. It's very good and very popular here. Basically, if you're high all the time, your insulin doses need looking at. Start with the basal, then move on to the boluses, counting carbs or eating the same meal until you perfect the dose, as you prefer.And do ask any questions you want here <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>

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