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Matthew James Hardy

Matthew James Hardy

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Hi everyone just need some advice for today what it is I am going out for dinner around 2pm and will be having probably a bigger meal than usual for dinner time usually take 6 units of Novarapid at lunch and 8 for tea time do I just swap the amounts of insulin so I have 8 at dinner for today and 6 for tea so it evens itself out
 
Hi Matthew, I take it you aren’t carb counting yet so yes I would think having your larger dose for the biggest meal a good idea. Might be a good idea to maybe do some extra blood glucose checks today. Enjoy your lunch. 🙂
 
eggyg said:
Hi Matthew, I take it you aren’t carb counting yet so yes I would think having your larger dose for the biggest meal a good idea. Might be a good idea to maybe do some extra blood glucose checks today. Enjoy your lunch. 🙂
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Thankyou no not Carb Counting just yet will be learning all that soon with my diabetic nurse so you think taking my 8 at dinner today then my 6 for tea will be fine ?
 
If you don’t feel confident doing that just up it by 1 unit and test, test, test! What sort of food will you be having? Is it full on Sunday roast? Will you be doing any exercise later on in the day?
 
eggyg said:
If you don’t feel confident doing that just up it by 1 unit and test, test, test! What sort of food will you be having? Is it full on Sunday roast? Will you be doing any exercise later on in the day?
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Will have a Sunday roast probably and take 8 units of Novarapid and then 6 for evening meal should be okay as that’s still the same units am getting but just switching them over
 
Hope you enjoyed your meal. Hopefully when you learn about carb counting it will become clearer. Are you booked to go on a DAFNE course? ( Dose adjusting for normal eating). If not ask your nurse about it. It is fantastic, the best thing I have ever done, I had to beg and plead but it paid off. Otherwise keep reading the posts on the forum and asking questions, that’s how I learned, it took over three years before I was “ allowed” to attend a DAFNE.
 
Yes, that’s worked for me in the past. When I was in hospital for day ops, stayed overnight because of diabetes & living alone, the last 2 times. Hospital meals are the other way round for me: mine are bigger lunch & smaller dinner; hosp. smaller lunch & bigger dinner!

Have a great night eating out! 🙂
 
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