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Thread: Eating whatever and covering it w/ insulin..

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05-10-2008, 03:15 AM

morrisma

Senior Member

I am a: Type 1

Join Date: Dec 2007

Location: Landenberg, PA

Posts: 1,255

While you can cover what you eat if you count carbs, injecting insulin is not quite the same as a real pancreas. If you eat c**p, requiring more insulin, you risk more highs & lows and you risk weight gain which may add insulin resistance to the mix requiring still more insulin and likely causing more bg swings.

In the end, you are better off eating a healthier diet and minimizing the amount of insulin you need to use.

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