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Simon69 said:
Wow a VW LT camper van not heard that name in some time, i used to be a motor mechanic and worked on several of them if im not mistaken they have the straight six diesel engine. I need my D1 for my job so its a no brainer for me, im going to start lowering my carb intake but taking care to watch my numbers and start lowering hopefully the insulin aswell, its very frustrating as the DVLA have taken 4 months so far and now want me to have a medical at Addenbrooks Hospital but the Dr secretary is on long term sick leave, my anxiety is through the roof which dont help blood sugars either.
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I know it is a 2.5litre engine, and I know where to put the various fluids, where the battery is - and I know that it makes a lovely sound, but that is about it.
From my very limited understanding of the insulin's working, for a type 1 there is a ratio of requirement - though it can change inexplicably, when all is going well there is a need for x amount of units of insulin to balance y amount of carbs.
Eating 10Y of carbs inject 10X units, eating 3Y of carbs maybe 3X units, but with type 2 there is resistance to insulin - I think someone has mentioned that your insulin is quite high for the amount of carbs you are eating, so I suspect that you'll have to watch out for the point where the resistance starts to reduce as that will mean lowering the intake of insulin, so after a little while of eating 3Y grams of carbs you might only need 2X units of insulin, and a week later only X units.
It will be a good thing, more like normal, but the DVLA will not be at all happy if you go hypo.
I am sure that the insulin users here will offer help, so I wish you all the luck you need to get back behind the wheel.
 
The ratio is insulin to carbs @Drummer not carbs to insulin. Your X and Y examples might, to the casual reader, imply a particular ratio because you’ve written 3Y needs 3X. This is a confusing and - more importantly - potentially misleading way to describe it.
 
ianf0ster said:
Both the author of the Blog and I were well aware of Prof Taylor's work, its limitations and the fact that its medium term success is pathetic (approx 13% after 5yrs). Prof Taylor only expanded his views in Achieving T2D remission after he had assisted with the statistical analysis of Dr David Unwin's GP Surgery T2D patients' superior remission figures which were achieved via Low Carb 'Way of eating' without calorie counting or calorie restriction.
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Thank you for your comments. They are worthy of debate in a separate topic especially that low carb way of eating without calorie counting or restriction.
 
Inka said:
The ratio is insulin to carbs @Drummer not carbs to insulin. Your X and Y examples might, to the casual reader, imply a particular ratio because you’ve written 3Y needs 3X. This is a confusing and - more importantly - potentially misleading way to describe it.
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A ratio is the same either way round - is it simply that the convention is to write it as units per gram?
 
@Drummer your discussion of insulin in T1 and T2 makes a key point. That is a T2D can only handle a limited number of carbs. In your case no more than 50 grams. My DN gave me that figure when I said I was dieting without medication.

No doubt this may be obvious but had not looked at it that way before.

Interestingly the Jo, the blogger @ianf0ster mentioned, wrote, ... for me personally, after using my meter, it turned out that 20 grams of carbohydrates per day, maximum, simply worked better ....

An extreme example is Professor Tim Noakes who says his carb tolerance is down to zero on some days and up to 25 on others. He damaged his pancreas with excessive carbohydrate overloading as an athlete.
 
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Simon69 said:
Yes it is lemon cordial i drink the only drink i really like,
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To keep up hydration I make flasks of hot water with slices of lemon. An alternative for you, once you have acquired the taste?
 
Hi I’m new to. I’m type 2 and inject 14mls of insulin once daily. I have a Libre 2 sensor. My A1C is 6.9 and time in range 85-94. I’m trying to lose 2 stone to hopefully go into remission but not sure how to start off.
 
Drummer said:
A ratio is the same either way round - is it simply that the convention is to write it as units per gram?
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I’m saying that your description, while scientifically/mathematically correct, isn’t how we describe insulin ratios and would be confusing and misleading to anyone fairly new to insulin because of the way you’ve written it. In particular, it might lead people to think insulin and carbs had to ‘match’. Yes, I know you’ve used X and Y and then 3X and 3Y but that could mislead.

I appreciate you’ve never used insulin.
 
Jerseylass said:
Hi I’m new to. I’m type 2 and inject 14mls of insulin once daily. I have a Libre 2 sensor. My A1C is 6.9 and time in range 85-94. I’m trying to lose 2 stone to hopefully go into remission but not sure how to start off.
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Welcome @Jerseylass 🙂 Insulin is measured in units rather than mls. There are 100 units of insulin in 1ml. So you’re taking 14 units? What insulin do you take?
 
ianf0ster said:
Both the author of the Blog and I were well aware of Prof Taylor's work, its limitations and the fact that its medium term success is pathetic (approx 13% after 5yrs). Prof Taylor only expanded his views in Achieving T2D remission after he had assisted with the statistical analysis of Dr David Unwin's GP Surgery T2D patients' superior remission figures which were achieved via Low Carb 'Way of eating' without calorie counting or calorie restriction.
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JITR said:
Thank you for your comments. They are worthy of debate in a separate topic especially that low carb way of eating without calorie counting or restriction.
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My original note referred to Prof Taylor's c.2008 Counterpoint study, not the subsequent DiRECT study to which ianf0ster refers. I have started a new topic as a reminder of Prof Taylor's earlier work:
 
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