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Thread: Extreme Hunger

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12-21-2007, 07:08 AM

xMenace

Senior Member

I am a: Type 1

Join Date: Jun 2006

Location: Rothesay, New Brunswick Canada, eh

Posts: 6,834

Most of us count carbs and match our insulin to it. AT breakfast I take 1 unit of humalog for every 4 grams of carbs. AT lunch I don't need as much insulin and I only take 1 unit for every 10 grams of carbs. At dinner and in the evenings I take 1 unit per every 5 grams of carbs. It takes a bit of trial and error to find these rates, but once you do, you can eat!

Be aware that typically larger meals affect the ratios. You may need more insulin for larger meals than smaller ones.

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In Defense of Food with Michael Pollan

T1 1975, MM 722 pump
A1C 7/08 5.9%
HDL - 1.55 (59.9)
LDL - 1.76 (68.1)
Triglicerides - 0.44 (40.0)

John

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