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<blockquote data-quote="stillgoingstrong" data-source="post: 2362898" data-attributes="member: 536928"><p>I was only thinking If your ratio was actually 1;2.5 then 8 units balanced the carb and 2 units reduced your BG by 4. The next day taking 6 units that was not enough for the carb so your BG would rise. I have no idea what your ratio is but 1:10 seems very low to me but then everyone is different. 2 units would reduce my BG by about 4.I would really like to be able to change mine by half units!</p><p></p><p>My target value is 6.5 with a range of 5 to 8. The idea being I am always fit to drive.</p><p></p><p>As I said doing what for me is a big change would upset my control for days. Unfortunately a change in one day tends to ripple through the system and all sorts of things effect how it all works.. There tend to be background effects some pushing up and some pushing down so they cancel and then suddenly they all go in the same direction. Disaster!</p><p></p><p>Keeping your BG too low can also have long term problems.</p><p></p><p>I'm glad to hear you still intend to watch the numbers but the numbers aren't the beginning and end of it. I find some people spend there life trying to get the numbers so close to a level line they forget to live life. Non diabetics have levels that go up to 10 and they don't get diabetic long term effects!</p><p></p><p>I have long term effects. 4 of them. If I didn't have diabetes three of them would be classed as genetic predisposition. The consultants pick up on diabetes as a reason for your problem. Yes it might make you more likely to get it.</p><p></p><p>If it only takes a month or less of poor control to get DKA then having had the condition 57 years if I only have 1 bad day a year then that's nearly 2 months of bad control. No wonder I have long term problems.</p><p></p><p>You imply that I am fortunate and it has nothing to do with my control. You may be right in which case why did I bother> If it was only a matter of luck. In which case why are you worried about your numbers it won't make any difference as you were unlucky. For the first 30 years of me being diabetic there were no BG monitors so numbers didn't exist. Makes it more difficult to control. I don't consider I'm lucky to get it in the first place.</p><p></p><p>You think you have a solution to your problem so good luck with that</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="stillgoingstrong, post: 2362898, member: 536928"] I was only thinking If your ratio was actually 1;2.5 then 8 units balanced the carb and 2 units reduced your BG by 4. The next day taking 6 units that was not enough for the carb so your BG would rise. I have no idea what your ratio is but 1:10 seems very low to me but then everyone is different. 2 units would reduce my BG by about 4.I would really like to be able to change mine by half units! My target value is 6.5 with a range of 5 to 8. The idea being I am always fit to drive. As I said doing what for me is a big change would upset my control for days. Unfortunately a change in one day tends to ripple through the system and all sorts of things effect how it all works.. There tend to be background effects some pushing up and some pushing down so they cancel and then suddenly they all go in the same direction. Disaster! Keeping your BG too low can also have long term problems. I'm glad to hear you still intend to watch the numbers but the numbers aren't the beginning and end of it. I find some people spend there life trying to get the numbers so close to a level line they forget to live life. Non diabetics have levels that go up to 10 and they don't get diabetic long term effects! I have long term effects. 4 of them. If I didn't have diabetes three of them would be classed as genetic predisposition. The consultants pick up on diabetes as a reason for your problem. Yes it might make you more likely to get it. If it only takes a month or less of poor control to get DKA then having had the condition 57 years if I only have 1 bad day a year then that's nearly 2 months of bad control. No wonder I have long term problems. You imply that I am fortunate and it has nothing to do with my control. You may be right in which case why did I bother> If it was only a matter of luck. In which case why are you worried about your numbers it won't make any difference as you were unlucky. For the first 30 years of me being diabetic there were no BG monitors so numbers didn't exist. Makes it more difficult to control. I don't consider I'm lucky to get it in the first place. You think you have a solution to your problem so good luck with that [/QUOTE]
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