Re: [IPk] diabetes = can't eat ANYTHING
Thanks! sorry sometimes I am a drama queen!!!! yeah i like the idea of the
lowering the basal. my insulin for a bolus seems to start working really
well after 2 hrs. it's all confusing!!! i shall keep on trying
>From: Diana Maynard <email @ redacted>
>Reply-To: email @ redacted
>To: email @ redacted
>Subject: Re: [IPk] diabetes = can't eat ANYTHING
>Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2006 16:26:53 +0100
>
>Hi Vicki
>I'm sure there are still some other things you can eat without a spike, I
>mean you can't have tested every breakfast cereal, for example!
>Also just because you get a spike/drop doesn't mean you can't eat those
>foods. You just have to figure out a way round it. For example, you may
>need to take your insulin earlier,or you may need to bolus more and then
>reduce your basal later.
>For example if you take 3 units of insulin for your noodles, and you
>normally go up to 15mmol/l an hour later, and then down to 4mmol/l 3 hours
>later, you could try taking 4 units when you eat, then reducing your basal
>to half between 1-3 hours after you eat. There will be a way round
>everything, but it's a question of how much you're willing to experiment
>with insulin, timing etc. Also with the combinations of food. For example
>if you spike with noodles on their own, adding fat and protein may prevent
>the spike.
>So don't despair yet, just keep experimenting!
>Di
>
>Vicki Crowley wrote:
>
>>Hi
>>
>>I decided to test a bunch of food on my sugar levels. I tested pre, and
>>then every half hour for 4 hours. I got good results with some and massive
>>spikes and falls with others. My ratios were correct though!!! and I
>>always bolus roughly half hour before i eat unless hypo of course. it
>>boils down to this I can eat:
>>
>>all bran
>>jacket spuds
>>salad
>>fruit
>>veg
>>chocolate digestives
>>pitta bread
>>meat
>>eggs
>>cottage cheese
>>milk
>>
>>THAT'S it!!! Bye Bye noodles, pasta and rice is Ok!!!!
>>
>>But do you think it's bad that I can't eat anything else with out a spike,
>>am I getting enough goodness from these foods?
>>
>>Thanks
>.
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