shiv
Well-Known Member
- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 1
"Johnny is a type 1 diabetic who tests his blood sugar at 6pm and discovers that he is 240. He had eaten 3 slices of Round Table Pizza at 5PM (when his BG was 118), which had 72 grams of carbohydrates and 30 grams of protein. He had already taken 4 units of Humalog at 4:45 PM, and his normal insulin to carb ratio is 1/13. Since the pizza has a lot of fat, Johnny expects that it will take about 3 hours for the pizza to finish digesting.
Taking into account that his meter has a 20 percent margin of error, the food label has a 20 percent margin or error, his insulin dose at 5PM could have been off by as much as 39 percent, and now that his blood glucose level is up at240 mg/dl, his correction ratio could be off by as much as 30 percent.
The question: How much beer will Johnny need to drink to forget that he has diabetes? Round your answer to the nearest six pack."
from Jim Huck's blog
(Vicsetter, this is what i feebly attempted to quote the other day!)
Taking into account that his meter has a 20 percent margin of error, the food label has a 20 percent margin or error, his insulin dose at 5PM could have been off by as much as 39 percent, and now that his blood glucose level is up at240 mg/dl, his correction ratio could be off by as much as 30 percent.
The question: How much beer will Johnny need to drink to forget that he has diabetes? Round your answer to the nearest six pack."
from Jim Huck's blog
(Vicsetter, this is what i feebly attempted to quote the other day!)
