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Originally Posted by seacomp That's pretty amazing. How do you know to do that? That was five year before meters were even available and the standard practice was all exchanges. |
It was quite simple when you have a very smart Mum, each exchange was worth 10gms carbs and a 1 unit of insulin was about 20gms when I was little now it's 10 carbs to 1 unit.
So even though it was hit and miss without meters it could be done.
I ate the same foods as my brothers just the quantity was restricted. My Mum was way ahead of her time she had worked out that too many carbs in 1 go made me far to high blood sugar wise so had a top limit as to how many I ate at meal times.
As food values were not on food items in the 60's my Mum would write to the manufactures asking them for the food values of anything that she didn't know.
Doing this I have never needed IV glucose due to hypo or been admited to hospital due to being hyper.
Infact I have never been admitted to hospital due to my diabetes
Not bad for an oldie (diabetes wise)
