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Originally Posted by corwin Jedi, buddy, the guy knows he's diabetic for exactly 1 week, you expect him to know all that? I didn't have a ratio, only a constant amount, and I gave no correction shots at all for at least few weeks post dx. There's a lot to learn at first, it takes time. | Actually, alot of places are starting people on carb ratios before they leave the hospital. It's easier to learn carb counting and a basic correction factor than it is to use a sliding scale or just a give 15 units at dinner and eat this and only this or eat whatever you want. So for liability reasons, many places won't let one leave the hospital without basic carb counting for a type 1.
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●Type 1 diabetic for 25 years (11 months old)
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~IR 1000 (Dec. 2002-Jan. 2005)
~IR 1200 (Jan. 2005 - ?)
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