Holly_6160
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- 6
- Type of diabetes
- Type 1
- Treatment type
- Insulin
Thank you very much for your help and all the advice. I'll make sure to keep a low GI and more lean meats
Thank you very much for your help and all the advice. I'll make sure to keep a low GI and more lean meatsSo my advice to you would be to stick with the least processed foods when it comes to carbohydrates. Cornflakes t may be easy but certainly not processed in the body very well. The toast isn't the worst just make sure it's a low GI carb (whole wheat, whole grain etc) or you can have oatmeal and replace the eggs with egg whites if you can. For dinner I would keep it much cleaner than bolognese and sausage for the same reason as you shouldn't have the cornflakes.
The goal here for you should be, lean protein sources, clean carbohydrates, and rich essential fats such and hemp seeds and avocado to name a few. I guarantee once you replace processed foods with unprocessed you will see a decrease in the amount of insulin you will have to use which in turn means you will loose fat.
The sweet potatoes are really good, great job with that
Everyone is different, but I definitely need to bolus for low carb food. 2 boiled eggs will make me rise by 3/4mmol if I don't bolus for them.I'm interested @helensa why you think we need to use fast acting insulin. If carbs are low and protein is too, there's no need or so I've been led to believe.
That is why I asked what the OP’s BG is like.I'm interested @helensa why you think we need to use fast acting insulin. If carbs are low and protein is too, there's no need or so I've been led to believe.
Hi, sorry Helen @helens, I got the wrong idea, hugs SJBThat is why I asked what the OP’s BG is like.
My confusion was also around the phrase “refusing to take NovoRapid”. If the OP’s BG is ok, then, as you say, there is no need to take it but that is not the same as a refusal.
@Brendon.Dean This doesn't make sense to me "If you have low to no carb and your basal insulin is set to counteract "just" your basal, then yes you still need to bolus" Can you explain? Also if you bolus for protein, how do you work out the protein to carb ratio?If you have low to no carb and your basal insulin is set to counteract "just" your basal, then yes you still need to bolus. If you have a meal with zero carbs but you have protein, yes your body requires insulin because in lay mans terms the protein is processed in the body similar to how a carb is and will spike your blood glucose.
Thanks @Levy I eat virtually zero carbs and have never done bolus for protein, do you?Everyone is different, but I definitely need to bolus for low carb food. 2 boiled eggs will make me rise by 3/4mmol if I don't bolus for them.
Generally, I think people take half their I:C ratio for protein. So for 20g of protein, you'd take 1u if your I:C ratio is 1:10
@Brendon.Dean This doesn't make sense to me "If you have low to no carb and your basal insulin is set to counteract "just" your basal, then yes you still need to bolus" Can you explain? Also if you bolus for protein, how do you work out the protein to carb ratio?
I guarantee once you replace processed foods with unprocessed you will see a decrease in the amount of insulin you will have to use which in turn means you will loose fat.
I don't think @Holly_6160 should be trying to lose fat given her height, weight and age (15 and at the low end of the bmi scale). She's at an age where she should still be growing and gaining weight and it's very very easy for teenage girls on diets to get eating disorders. She's still doing things like laying down calcium to prevent osteoporosis in later life, so her dietary needs are a little different to an adult who's trying to maintain or lose weight.
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