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Originally Posted by Kendall  Then, a few questions so we can help you better. Do you count your carbohydrates? Are you taking fixed doses for meals or do you have an I:C (insulin to carb) ratio? If you aren't counting carbs, I suggest you learn...it can help tremendously. |
Thankyou all for the replies its really nice to learn from people who have better experiance than me!
I dont count my carbohydrates, during a workday my system would be
NR 3-4, 6 and 10 with Levimir 38
and during a weekend when im less active
NR 10 , 10 and 10-12 with Levimir 38
If i find my blood result is a bit higher than normal, for example 11 mmol/l i would give myself a few more units of Novarapid beforehand to lower it back down, is this a bad technique to use? I have no idea howto count carbs and measure it against insulin dosage, i`ve noticed alot of you are using pumps and as far as im aware they`re quite rare here i dont think the nhs is giving them out at the moment, do they help alot with your results??
I`ve done some research on my eyes and apparently at some stage all diabetic who have had it as long as me will get some background changes, i think im being checked up every 6 months to spot major changes early though.
My diet is quite poor and i`d really like to hear what you guys eat to get your hb1ac`s down to such a good level, 9.2 really needs some work!!
What im confused on is when people mention the long term side effects of diabetes are these things in much later life or can blindness, feet problems, kidneys and so on effect people in their 20`s? I`ve never been ignorant to the outcome of not looking after myself and the thought of going blind is really frightening me im just unsure if i should be worried at this stage of my life or not??
