Mine is 1:18 in am; 1:25 in pm; 1:35 during the night - I guess I'm pretty sensitive!
Glad to see others have higher (?) ratios too....
I'm: 1 unit for every 4 carbs (high glycemic foods)
1 unit for every 5 carbs (low glycemic foods)
mine is 1 unit to every 5 carbs until 11 am then it's 1 unit to every 4 carbs until 12 am
1 to 12 in the morning
1 to 15 in the afternoon
BP
This is all I know!
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mine is 1unit to 15 carbs, all day, everyday
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Mine, as a general rule, is 1:11.
Mine is 1 unit to 15 carbs 24/7.
William's on injections: 1:20 breakfast; 1:12 lunch & dinner; 1:30 bedtime snack; 10u Lantus with dinner. Seems to be keeping his numbers where they need to be :)
Mo
A pump is sounding really good...
Carb counting is not an option for type 1 diabetics. Pump or shots you have to count carbs or you'll never get your blood sugar in control. I feel bad for people who are not informed about carb counting. The first 2 years I was diagnosed the doctor told me nothing about carb counting. He simply made up my day to day diet. He said eat, this - take this amount of insulin and don't ever stray.
I did stray a few times and he yelled at me and my mom. What a jerk! I guess he thought since I was 15 that I was too stupid to understand how things worked. In reality, he had no idea how things worked. I'm pretty sure he had a God complex and thought everyone was stupid.
So we switched doctors and the new guy was totally informative. I met with a dietician and they explained carb counting and how insulin worked. It was so eye opening. I finally felt in control of my life. I've never looked back. I can choose to eat whatever I want as long as I count carbs and understand how it will effect me. Actually, knowing that I can eat whatever I want makes me want to eat healthy.
Information is freedom! Count your carbs and be sure to exercise!
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Carb counting is not an option for type 1 diabetics. Pump or shots you have to count carbs or you'll never get your blood sugar in control.
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Hi Plaidjack,
I am living proof that you do not need to count carbs. I have had a good A1c (sure there is always room for improvement) for years. Not only am I vegan, but also I choose simply living. We make all of our food at home from scratch and I do not eat processed foods The carbs I do eat (vegetables, fruits, organic whole grains) all have low fat content which also helps out a lot.
I can understand though why carb counting is important for people who do not live this way :)
So do you not take shots? I don't get it. If you eat fruit or grains, they are carbs right? I do my best not to eat any processed foods either but for instance I had a bowl of strawberries, blueberries, granola and soy milk this morning, I estimated about 25-30 carbs and took 2 units of Humalog. Do you not do this?
Again, I don't get it. Please explain what a typical day of shot taking is like for you if you don't count carbs.
I am on a pump and do take a bolus when I eat if my sugar is above 70. The way that bolus is measured is by what my current sugar is and where it is and if it is on it's way up or down. If I was eating the breakfast you ate today in a 90-130 range I would have taken two units as well, however if my sugar is higher than 130, say 130 -160, I would then have to up my bolus a half a unit, over 160 a whole unit. Over 200 I do not eat. If my sugar is low I wait unit after eating and bolus once getting into an above 70 range, and up my basil temporarily. I also test my sugar every two hours around the clock. I should also add that I have a steady basil of half a unit every hour. On average I take about 23 units a day.
That's my point. You are counting carbs.
You vary the amount of bolus you take based on your current blood sugar level and how many carbs you're eating/have eaten/are about to eat (counting/calculating/estimating carbs) the same as I do and well, every type 1 diabetic should.
So why would you say you don't count carbs when you are?
Sorry, If I come off as rude but when I said "Carb counting is not an option for type 1 diabetics.", it's not an option!
I do not count carbs. I take my insulin based on what my sugar is when I eat not by what I am eating, and constantly check my blood sugar every two hours. Below 70 no insulin. Above 70 insulin .5, above 100 1.0 unit and so on increasing a half a unit aprx. every 30 points.
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Sorry, If I come off as rude but when I said "Carb counting is not an option for type 1 diabetics.", it's not an option!
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It obviously is an option because I, and many others have chosen not to count carbs. It is just not the option you have chosen.
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It obviously is an option because I, and many others have chosen not to count carbs. It is just not the option you have chosen.
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As my Mom used to say "there's more than one way to skin a cat" (no offense to cat lovers!).
I don't really count carbs either. I do sometimes and sometimes not. I got started with all this back when we took one shot of NPH per day and ate a consistent diet. I kindof still do that except of course I now take 1 shot of Lantus and 3 of Humalog each day. I still eat consistently sized meals. So, at breakfast I'll test. I'll take my normal dose of 4 plus 1 unit for each 50 above that. If I'm going to eat more carbs like pizza or pasta or something I'll add a unit or 2 or 3 or whatever I feel is right. If I eat ice cream or something like that I'll take extra too.
So for me, I guess it is an option because I do AND I don't. Seems to work for me.
You two are crazy! You've admitted to counting carbs in your responses
Happy Vegan:
"If I was eating the breakfast you ate today (a bowl of berries, granola and soy milk) in a 90-130 range I would have taken two units as well . . ."
So how did you come to the conclusion that you would have taken 2 bolus units? Seriously answer that question for me. YOU COUNTED CARBS!!!!!!!!!
DDrumminMan:
"If I'm going to eat more carbs like pizza or pasta or something I'll add a unit or 2 or 3 or whatever I feel is right. If I eat ice cream or something like that I'll take extra too."
How do you know what feels right or why do you take extra . . . BECAUSE YOU'RE COUNTING/EATING CARBS!!!!!!!!!! If feels right to take more insulin because you are eating more carbs! Would you take more insulin if you ate extra lettuce or shrimp? No because the carb count in those is not really worth counting.
Both of you have admitted to counting carbs. You can not deny that based on your responses! Your not taking insulin based on the protein, the fat or water content you ingest.
I really don't know what your definition of counting carbs is. Do you think because you're not measuring your food or reading a label and quantifying the exact carb amount when you eat carbs you're not counting carbs? When I ate breakfast this morning I counted carbs not in any exact manner but based on my knowledge of the amount of carbs in what I was eating (what felt right). Like I said, I estimated about 25-30 carbs in my breakfast, my blood sugar was 106 and I took 2 units of bolus.
THAT IS CALLED COUNTING CARBS!!!!
The reason I'm making a big deal out of this is because there are people out there, like me when I became type 1 diabetic, who don't even know that the reason they are taking insulin is that every carb they eat turns into glucose in their blood. Previous post by other people have stated that they thought they just had to watch calories. That's not it! If you were doing that and ate a huge steak, you might think . . . I just ate a lot of food/calories. I should probably take some insulin. But they shouldn't because there are no carbs in steak!
Do see my point? I really don't know why either of you insist staying in some ivory tower claiming that you don't count carbs when you do. I'm sure you don't watch TV either but get on Hulu.com and watch a few episodes of 30 Rock. How do you know what happened on 30 Rock . . . because you watch TV. I don't care if it was on the internet or not.
You're making it really hard for other, new and not so well informed, type 1 diabetics by saying you don't count carbs when in fact, you do.
I can only imagine a new or young diabetic eating some chips, an apple, pizza, whatever, CARBS and their mom saying "Well, how much insulin do you think you should take?" "Whatever I feel like mom! I don't have to count carbs. Happy Vegan and DDrumminMan don't." Do you see what I mean?
It's OK to say it. No one will think any less of you. You base the amount of bolus insulin you take on your CARB INTAKE and where your blood sugar is at that point. There is no denying that. In fact you've already admitted to it. Both of you count carbs!
Mine is 1:12... I remember way back when I had to do 'exchanges.' Talk about confusing!