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alright, ive never heard of basal. im thinking it is my long lasting insulin? i use lantus and take 19 units. i tried a new bottle of that and my bgls stay the same from when i go to bed and wake up in the morning.
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Yeah, your Lantus is your basal. If our BGs are staying constant on it, then your basal intake is just fine and doesn't need changing.
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as for the reason why i drink those protein shakes its because i do workout and occasionally lift some weights. i mostly do push ups and crunches. the reason why i enjoy them is because i noticed that my bgs are always fine after i drink them. ive been also trying to find a low carb alternative and this has helped.
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Low-carb alternative to what? To a proper meal?
I still don't think that you're really doing enough to warrant the use of protein shakes - they're really only of any use to people who are trying to build muscle fast, which means daily use of heavy weights. Not crunches or press-ups, which purely tone your muscles and increase your stamina. If you're always drinking them after exercise, then the reason your BGs are fine is because of the exercise, rather than the protein. T1 isn't a 'diet-treatable' condition. If a non-D doesn't have a biological reason to do something to keep their BG under control, then neither do you.
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finally, i dont use a pump. I REALLY WANT ONE THOUGH! im tired of the injections all the time and i did hear that the pump helps out a lot more with keeping your BGLs in check. oh yea, ive been a diabetic for almost a year and half.
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Debatable. I'd argue that 75% of the 'better control' from the pump comes from the fact that pump users tend to be much more diligent about managing their BGs and they usually have a much stronger understanding of the relationship between BGs, carb intakes, exercise, insulin resistance and liver function. The other 25% is the pump's increased flexibility of basal rates and the ability to square-wave your bolus, but the majority of the 'good control' on the pump comes from the person, not the pump.
In any case, all that'll happen with you on the pump is that if you stick with your current ratios, you'll still be running with higher BGs. Unless of course you tell your pump to infuse more insulin - which you could do anyway with MDI.
Seriously (and sorry if I'm sounding preachy here or whatever) if you current insulin ratios are now giving you high BGs, you're just going to have to bite the bullet and take more insulin.
