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Originally Posted by LoriAnne  I use a fixed amount of insulin & I usually have a piece of cheese for a nighttime snack. I have noticed if I go for a walk my BS does improve. Do you all think taking a walk at night could help my fasting BS?
I wish I had a better understanding on how diabetes works. Does anyone have any suggestions on books or websites so I can get a better understanding of diabetes?
Oh & THANK YOU all for the kindness & help.  |
I think as someone has already said exercise would really help you here. Walking is a great way of doing it, finding a sport you enjoy or finding any activity will help your insulin resistance. The more you can reduce your insulin resistance the easier it will be to manage your bg.
First sort your basal out, do basal testing which is basically skipping breakfast/lunch and testing every hour. If your bg raises it means you don’t have enough basal and vice versa.
Secondly start carb counting, which will allow you to eat meals with your family of different shapes and sizes. Start testing, test pre-meal and then 2hours-2:30hours later, giving you a feel for if the carb counting is working and allows you to adjust your ratios. Don’t be afraid to have a different Insulin:carb ratio in the morning/lunch/dinner. That "rule" is just a guide, you are probably producing insulin so its probably not going to be exact for you.
Above all else write carbs intake, insulin doses and bg results down, allows you to see patterns and adjust accordingly. Downloading your monitor reading to your computer using a data cable and software provided by your meter company might help you, it gives you graphs and things.
Carb Counting 101 Carb Factor From The 500 Rule
Other info
Eating well - Diabetes UK
Get this book will explain all of this and more.
Using Insulin
Basal = Lantus
Bolus = Humalog
Now that i got all that out of the way good luck and keep asking questions! Its scary at first but all is not lost.
