yes, grasshopper

[Guest guest]

It is true. The holder of knowledge is the holder of power. To dispel

ignorance is to spread power. The problem comes when one confuses simplicity

with simple-mindness. They are very different concepts. For instance very few

people understand Einstein's simple formula, E=MC², Where E stands for energy, M

stands for mass and C stands for the speed of light. Even I cannot explain it

to OTHERS. I do know That the C in this simple formula is a constant which does

nod change its value in today's world. The I:C, insulin to carb ratio is also a

constant, which must be determined by each diabetic who doses Humalog Or Novolog

to cover bolus carb consumption. Let us call this I:C ratio the K constant. If

you know your K, and if you also know how to count the number of grams of carbs

consumed and you also dose short-acting insulin like Humalog or Novolog to cover

the grams of carbs consumed,then all you need to know is this simple formula:

KC=H,

where C is the number of grams of carbs consumed and H is the number of units of

Humalog or Novolog needed to be dosed to cover what you ate or drank, regarding

their carb gram total amount consumed content. Yes, it is that simple no

matter whether you dose short-acting insulin via a syringe, a pen or a pump.

Once a person is an expert carb counter, since this is a very simple matter of

addition, but getting the exact carb gram count is difficult to do, but you can

get very close to the actual number of grams you consumed after a bit of

practice, which will make the use of the above formula very useful to you. This

is why I prefer using numbers to do research and experiments, because the real

numbers do not change that much. Don't be a crybaby and start whining, " I am

not a number. " Don't be so naive as to think you are not a number. If you are

a USA citizen you are assigned a number, if you can't believe it, just look at

your social security card. If you have a bank account, you have a bank I. D.

number, just look at your checkbook. If you have a credit card you are assigned

a number, just look at the front and back of whatever credit card you have and

there are some vital nummbers on each side of the card needed to fullfill a

purchase. If you drive a car or have a state I. D. card, you have a number on

it along with a picture of your very own person on the front of it. If you

attend college or a University, then you probably have a student or faculty I.

D. card with your picture and an assigned number on it, too. So the fact of the

matter is coming across to you. You are a number, and this is why I count you

as being number one, when it comes to learning knowledge, because I want you to

have the power, the knowledge and live in reality, not some dream world.

Convert the total number of grams of carbs you consume into a single number. Do

the szame for your K constant or I:C insulin to carb ratio. It is simple to do.

For instance just say it takes 3 units of Humalog to adequately cover 15 grams

of carbs consumed. In this case the K is derived by simply dividing the 3 by

15, or 3/15, which would equal 0.2. The K constant will vary according to one's

insulin resistance. This is why it takes numerous measurements before and after

consuming carbs and dosing insulin in order to figure out what the individual

diabetic's insulin to carb ratio actually is. Since I live in the USA I figure

getting within ±10 points of the before glr with the two hour post prandial glr

is reasonable for deriving the I:C insulin to carb ratio. For those using mole

measures a half mole or around a ±0.5 glr is fairly adequate for deriving the K

or I:C ratio. It takes many measurements or glr's to derive the actual K

constant, and these measures need to be done at different times of the day.

Just remember the old adage, large numbers means big mistakes and small numbers

means small mistakes. Of course the glr's are affected by what kind of carbs

you consume as well as how much fat or protein you consume with them. This is

why learning through experimentation is essential for you to do. In some cases

medications or drugs for things like high blood pressure or congestive heart

failure can also affect the value of the K or insulin to carb ratio.

Yes, grasshopper you are a number, and in my book you are number 1.

The Guru