MeiChanski
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- Type of diabetes
- Type 1
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- Insulin
I feel like we are one big family with all the cattos and dogos, oh I love them all and including our new friend the fluffy squirrel
I feel like we are one big family with all the cattos and dogos, oh I love them all and including our new friend the fluffy squirrel
Good morning everyone off to see the consultant today 1 step closer for my pump i hope .have a good day everyone
Does anyone know any type 1s that are on slow acting insulin like actrapid? Or is the majority on ultra fast or fast acting insulin? I’m just curious to know if it’s better for low carb type 1s.
How low is your low carb? What kind of carb? I found novo was frustrating, even for meals with only 20g carb, as the slow action meant I was pre-bolusing much earlier than was always practicable. Some slow acting carbs such as brown rice and pulses I’ll still need a split bolus.
I’m really glad I stopped to Fiasp, but of course we’re all different . . .
Many of the Type 1 Grit (Bernstein low carbers) do exactly that - Actrapid for low carb, high protein meals, and a modern rapid insulin like Novorapid, Fiasp etc for corrections, often injected IM. With my pump and the facility to do extended boluses, I make it work with Novorapid. I don’t prebolus for my low carb meals, I take the dose for the carbs as I sit down to eat and then a second, extended dose for the protein component.I’m curious to know if slow acting insulin such as humulin S or actrapid is better for low carbers, particularly those who eat 50-100g a day and if they just save fast acting for corrections.
Ah that's interesting to know, thank you. I have learned to use fiasp for low carb when food touches my mouth and if I'm running a tad high then I wait 10 mins or so. Do you know if they still do basal insulin? I assume slow acting insulin lasts a while compared to novoraid and fiasp.Many of the Type 1 Grit (Bernstein low carbers) do exactly that - Actrapid for low carb, high protein meals, and a modern rapid insulin like Novorapid, Fiasp etc for corrections, often injected IM. With my pump and the facility to do extended boluses, I make it work with Novorapid. I don’t prebolus for my low carb meals, I take the dose for the carbs as I sit down to eat and then a second, extended dose for the protein component.