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04-23-2008, 05:06 PM

Eddy

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I am a: Type 1

Join Date: Jan 2008

Location: Kansas, US

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Quote:

Originally Posted by REDLAN

I do know someone who injects 15 to 20 minutes after they eat, otherwise they go low.

With most foods, I must mix R (even N) with my rapid, or I'll go hypo. For whatever reason, insulin acts quickly in me; aspart lasts 1h 15m, R lasts 2h, and N lasts 5.5h.

Dates supposedly are very high glycemic. I must wait 10 minutes after eating them to shoot aspart, or I'll go hypo. Raisins, however, work best if I pre-bolus by 10-15 minutes.

*shrug*

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Eddy

DXed 2007/04 = advanced-stage DKA, A1c of 12.9%, and BMI of 21.3
post-DX A1c = 5.4% @ 2008/07; 5.2% @ 2008/04; 5.3% @ 2007/12; 5.3% @ 2007/08
c-peptide = 0.0% @ 2008/07
current BMI = 26.0 (86kg on 182cm); want to get back to 23-24
basal = 4U human N @ 0630, 7U human N @ 1130, 7U human N @ 1630, 17U detemir @ 2030
bolus = 1:15 I:C ratio; varying mix of aspart, human R, human N

not a low-CHO eater... not even close!
last updated 2008/08/26 - playing with daytime basal again!