Re: A question for insulin users

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Your numbers will get into normal range, Kat, but it is not going to

happen with your first shot.

You need to find your carb to insulin ratio. If you stick to the lower

GI carbs to begin with, it should be easier. Remember, at different

times of the day, you may have different ratios. Once you learn that,

you can add different kinds of carb, using what you have learned to help

you find the ratio for something like potatoes. Obviously, 1 unit of

Novalog to 10 grams of carb is not the correct ratio.

BTW, have you got your long term dosage set?

Helen

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In a message dated 11/19/2004 10:48:21 AM Central Standard Time,

croberts@... writes:

> Question: Since my pp bg doesn't even start to go up until one hour

> after eating, and peaks at about 2 hours, then starts going down, would

> I want to hold off using the fast acting insulin until 30 minutes or so

> after eating? Or even longer?

>

> Carol

>

IF that is your normal reaction that sounds right. Taking the insulin sooner

will make you go lower before you head upwards.

I would caution that you need to understand how fast this insulin hits your

system and how long it lasts. I did alot of testing to discover this for

myself.

Ressy

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resmith315@... wrote:

> And the fast acting insulin can act fast.....It will start to work in my

> system with noticeable drops in about 7 minutes....so when I use it I wait

until I

> have some food in me first.....

>

> Ressy

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Question: Since my pp bg doesn't even start to go up until one hour

after eating, and peaks at about 2 hours, then starts going down, would

I want to hold off using the fast acting insulin until 30 minutes or so

after eating? Or even longer?

Carol

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At 08:58 AM 11/19/04, katakaniki wrote:

>Helen, Thank you for the advice. I think doctors assume that we

>already know a lot or else don't want to take the time to explain.

I think that they don't actually know better. From what I've read on this

list, it seems that the majority of doctors, even endos, don't know bat

feces about diabetes from the point of view of the diabetic. Lists like

theses are life-savers (often literally). Here are people who are walking

the walk and willing to share their experiences while being careful to

point out that what works for them may not work for you.

sky

Type 2 dx'd 9/04. Low Carb, Metaformin (500mg),

ALA (1800mg), EPO (1000mg), Biotin (15mg),

L-Arginine (500mg), Chromium Picolate (500mcg),

Omega 3 (4000mg)

[Guest guest]

Carol R, you will need to do a test to see how fast the insulin actually

works for you. You start from a fasting state, inject a unit, have

glucose tabs handy. Test just before you inject and each 15 minutes

thereafter for the next two or three hours. Yes, I know, lots of

strips. But this will tell you how long before the insulin begins its

action and how long that lasts. Bad news is, you need to do it three

times and get the median.

Then, yes, then, you need to repeat the test with a measured amount of

food, not a glucose tab. You want to know how fast food peaks so you

can match injection time to digestion time.

What you are looking for here is a way to achieve tight control, not the

OK control doctors are content with. We are not talking about their

eyes, feet, etc., we are concerned with yours.

Helen