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High sugar levels in the evenings?
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Inka
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Hi @Foxley 83 It’s still very, very early days for you so it’s normal that your levels are a bit up and down. So don’t panic or be disheartened.
What time do you eat your evening meal and are you counting the carbs in it?
What time do you eat your evening meal and are you counting the carbs in it?
Inka
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6pm is a good time to eat 🙂 Until you get experienced with counting carbs (it’s not hard), your control will be variable. To put it very simply, your pre-meal insulin will ‘cover’ a certain amount of carbs. If you eat more than this amount, you’ll go high, less you’ll go low.
When I was diagnosed many years ago, we were always taught basic carb counting at diagnosis. It angers me that that’s not done now. It’s stupid. Next time you speak to your team, do ask about carb counting. In the meantime, when you have your pasta, weigh the amount. Start looking at bread, cereals, etc and read the carb info. Get familiar with the idea. Also, ask your DSN about possibly increasing your evening meal dose.
When I was diagnosed many years ago, we were always taught basic carb counting at diagnosis. It angers me that that’s not done now. It’s stupid. Next time you speak to your team, do ask about carb counting. In the meantime, when you have your pasta, weigh the amount. Start looking at bread, cereals, etc and read the carb info. Get familiar with the idea. Also, ask your DSN about possibly increasing your evening meal dose.
@Inka Thank you for help. I will ask them today.
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Welcome to the forum @Foxley 83
I think sometimes healthcare professionals have to tread a fine line with not overwhelming people with information. However there can be situations where not having been told information, or introduced to a technique can be more overwhelming and confusing!
Hopefully you were able to catch up with your DSN yesterday and get an introduction to the idea of carb counting. If you weren’t able to and would like a little taster, you might find this helpful:
www.diabetes.org.uk
I think sometimes healthcare professionals have to tread a fine line with not overwhelming people with information. However there can be situations where not having been told information, or introduced to a technique can be more overwhelming and confusing!
Hopefully you were able to catch up with your DSN yesterday and get an introduction to the idea of carb counting. If you weren’t able to and would like a little taster, you might find this helpful:
The nuts and bolts of carb counting
When you live with type 1 diabetes, carb counting is a great way of managing your blood sugar or glucose levels. It can give you more freedom and flexibility in what you eat when you're preparing meals at home, grabbing food on the go or eating out. Carb counting does take some time and effort...
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