[NoelD]

This post bit me in the rear..... I jumped off the bandwagon for lunch today, I went to BK and consumed 120 carbs (triple whopper and king sized fries) mmmmmm, it was so good....... Bolused 25 units all up front about 20 minutes before I ate, and my BG peaked 1.25 hours later at 120, and now 3 hours later, I am back to target at 85. Was it worth it mentally? Yes. Physically? NO. I feel horrible, lethargic, and tired. I see now why I gave BK/McD's up entirely.

[shabbie6247]

i ate chinese meal for dinner last night, chicken szechuan and boiled rice, i bolused for 100g carbs = 20 units novorapid.
i actually turned down an individual apple and blackcurrant pie because it was 37 g carbs =another 7unit bolus. i just didnt want to have to correct that much at bedtime for such a high carb intake.

does anyone else have a different I:C ratio for a higher carb intake? my dinner is higher anyway, but i seem to always have to correct even if i calculated my carbs properly (this seems to happen for the 100g meals)

[notme]

Originally Posted by bryan42

Oh to be a type 1......We eat at BK, and what reading we get, is what we get..no way to correct it

Hey Brian,

Careful what you wish for.......

I would love to be able to control diabetes (or at least stand a chance of trying) with diet and exercise or medication. I would love not to have lows that hit the 20's.

I understand wishing you could eat normally, but the truth is, we (type ones) also have to eat properly most of the time. Yes, there are the cheating days, but you get caught many times high and correct for an entire day trying to fix it. Then you ping pong around from high to low.

Hang tough buddy. The grass is always greener.

[NoelD]

Originally Posted by shabbie6247

i ate chinese meal for dinner last night, chicken szechuan and boiled rice, i bolused for 100g carbs = 20 units novorapid.
i actually turned down an individual apple and blackcurrant pie because it was 37 g carbs =another 7unit bolus. i just didnt want to have to correct that much at bedtime for such a high carb intake.

does anyone else have a different I:C ratio for a higher carb intake? my dinner is higher anyway, but i seem to always have to correct even if i calculated my carbs properly (this seems to happen for the 100g meals)

Yea, for over 50 carbs I use 1:5, and for less I use 1:4. Morning hours, even though I do not eat, is 1:3.

[shabbie6247]

Originally Posted by NoelD

Yea, for over 50 carbs I use 1:5, and for less I use 1:4. Morning hours, even though I do not eat, is 1:3.

so if i read this right you actually take LESS insulin per carb when you eat more?

[Cyborg]

My I:C ratio is fixed. It does not change based on quantity of food intake or time of day. But, I do bolus for both carbs and protein...

[Janet_M]

Hi I'm type 2 on Avandamet once a day. When we were on a weekend out of town about a month after my diagnosis, we stopped at a Burger King, and I had the Hamburger (with all the veggies on it) with a side salad and diet soda. It was the first time away since I was diagnosed, and I hadn't had anything that GOOD in a while. I checked my BG throughout the trip... no problems at all. I stuck to low carbs for dinners when we went to the nicer restaurants, but ate the burger lunches without the fries the rest of the trip. I still have a burger once in a while when I'm craving it... if you pass up the fries, type 2's can enjoy them too!