[Jan B]

Hi Darian,

I enjoy the Calorie King, along with a nice but simple Salter food scale (I paid about $25 at Bed, Bath & Beyond & used a 20% off coupon). It's incredible to me how one tablespoon of peanut butter, weighing by grams, is not the same as my estimate without the scales. I was eating too much before I got the scales.

About that Calorie King book . . . I hardly ever use the restaurant and fast food section; eating out just isn't something I like to do much at all. Maybe I'm a bit anal, or whatever, but I don't trust portion size to remain constant, nor the ingredients. I trust myself and my cooking and counting carbs much more. I only eat out if forced too. Well . . . Rockfish is ok w/me!

My normal carb to insulin ratio is 1:16. My correction is 1 unit to lower 54 points. If I'm over 130, I start using more than my supposed correction. My goal is 90 and I rarely go over 115. The only problem being this tight is yesterday for example, I was at 45 and didn't feel bad at all . . . just had the urge to test. I feel my absolute best between 75 and 90. I don't like seeing triple digits.

I've come a long, long way since joining DF and getting back on the pump. Tuesday I get to have my A1c checked & I don't think I've even been so excited! My last one was 8 (shame, shame).