Guest guest Posted November 6, 2004 Report Share Posted November 6, 2004 In a message dated 11/6/2004 9:19:49 AM Central Standard Time, whimsy2@... writes: > Lots of people gain weight on insulin and I think this is one of the > reasons: because you CAN eat whatever you want and dose for it. But this > kind of thinking can get you in Big Trouble. > That so true...so true.... So for me I have to decide on how much I need to eat to lose or maintain weight....then I have to decide how much exercise I need to do to lose of maintain weight.....then I add in the insulin to maintain the lifestyle I need....not change the lifestyle to fit the insulin. Example For me to not take insulin I have have to exercise 3 hours a day and live on 20 carbs a day....neither of those choices fit into what I would call my lifestyle..... I choose to exercise 1 hour a day 5 days a week. I choose to live on about 50 carbs a day. I choose then to take insulin to bring my numbers down. Its a balancing act....On Sundays I take more insulin. We have a sunday brunch with my family every sunday at a local restaurant. Its where I get my weekly bite of mashed potatoes and a bit of my dh's dessert and other items. I am content with the bites and during the week if I am craving something I can remind myself that Sunday is coming...<grin> Ressy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 6, 2004 Report Share Posted November 6, 2004 It's true that you can eat more carbs if you take insulin but for type 2s who are overweight , this can be problematic. Carbs do cause weight gain. So you have to be careful to walk a thin line. OTOH, cutting out high GI carbs not only lowers BGs, it helps you to lose weight. Lots of people gain weight on insulin and I think this is one of the reasons: because you CAN eat whatever you want and dose for it. But this kind of thinking can get you in Big Trouble. Vicki Terminology redux > > wrote >> My doctor said if she decided to put me on insulin, she would use >> Novolog, >> and it would be 1 unit Novolog for every carb eaten. Which made >> me think, >> wouldn't that be a lot of insulin? Some of you eat 100 carbs a >> day, isn't that way >> too many? I'm SO confused about everything, guess I'll just keep >> reading and >> lurking for a while. > > Once again, we run into the imprecise use of the term " carb " . I > suspect your > doctor meant, 1 unit of insulin for each carb EXCHANGE or carb SERVING > which > equates to 15 GRAMS of carbs (per Exchange or Serving). You might want > to > verify with her that's what she meant. > > Therefore if you're eating 90 grams (6 exchanges) of carbs per day > [not > saying you should or shouldn't -- this is just an example] you'd use 6 > units > of insulin; if you're eating 150 grams of carbs per day (10 exchanges) > you'd > use 10 units of insulin. From reading the lists, some folks seem to > like > insulin because they can eat more carbs if they shoot more insulin. > > HTH. > > Dorothy > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 7, 2004 Report Share Posted November 7, 2004 wrote: >I did verify with her - she meant what she said: 1 unit of Novolog for every >gram of carb. 20 grams of carb would be 20 units Novolog. Oh my!! If you do start there, be ready with lots of hypo antidotes. Sandy T1 - 1979 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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