insulin dosages

[paul.johnson]

Hi everyone,im a bit baffled ??????// old routines die hard, but its this.....
i am on novorapid pen and lantis,, 6 units for brekkie, 6 units for lunch28lantis, 10 units rapid for tea....Is it right that i can have diff amounts of rapid,say if im really really starving in morning and have 3 weetabix,instead of two,you know break the robot style eating once in a while,or have a big roast dinner with 7 roasts instead of 4.??????????????????

 

[novorapidboi26]

Hi everyone,im a bit baffled ??????// old routines die hard, but its this.....
i am on novorapid pen and lantis,, 6 units for brekkie, 6 units for lunch28lantis, 10 units rapid for tea....Is it right that i can have diff amounts of rapid,say if im really really starving in morning and have 3 weetabix,instead of two,you know break the robot style eating once in a while,or have a big roast dinner with 7 roasts instead of 4.??????????????????

It is right...........its simply all about matching up the amount of carbs with insulin..........

1 unit deals with different amounts of carbs for each person and different amounts at different times of day.....

Me: breakfast - 3 units for 10g
lunch - 2 units for 10 g
dinner - 1.5 units for 10g

These ratios can be established by testing all the time basically.....

There are courses out there that can teach you......

 

[tracey w]

Hi everyone,im a bit baffled ??????// old routines die hard, but its this.....
i am on novorapid pen and lantis,, 6 units for brekkie, 6 units for lunch28lantis, 10 units rapid for tea....Is it right that i can have diff amounts of rapid,say if im really really starving in morning and have 3 weetabix,instead of two,you know break the robot style eating once in a while,or have a big roast dinner with 7 roasts instead of 4.??????????????????

Hi Paul,

How long have you been on set doses?

I cant believe people are still treating diabetes this way, not a go at you by the way, just the system, you need to ask about ratios and carb counting. Do you have a good dsn or team you can ask for help?

There will be others along, to send links and give more information for you. I did DAFNE which is a course for type ones, it stands for dose adjustment for normal eating. Basically you eat what you want when you want and give boluses accordingly.

 

[everydayupsanddowns]

Hi Paul

You've got it absolutely right. To be honest, most of the time I eat fairly similar quantities of carbs for each meal (my appetite is usually pretty similar). I also find it makes the whole thing a bit easier not to eat wildly different amounts all the time.

But (and it's a biggie) it is hugely helpful to get an understanding of how your body deals with carbs with the insulin you inject. That way when you are starving, eating out, at a wedding buffet or whatever you can alter your doses accordingly.

Taking the example of your breakfast... 2x Weetabix is about 30g carbs I think (it says on the box as its the standard serving). Assuming you don't have fruit and/or any sugar on them you'd allow a little for the milk, say 5g and you end up with 35g for breakfast. For this you take 6 units.

So in the mornings your ratio would appear to be around 2u :10g carbs

If you had another bisk you'd be up to nearer 50g so you might think about a 10u dose.

That's the basic idea anyway. Often it's just a bit of trial and error and a whole lot more testing after meals to make sure you aren't going high/hypo.

You may want to discuss this with your DSN to get some basics.

Alternatively there's an online carb counting course run by BDEC
http://www.bdec-e-learning.com/

 

[Monica]

Everything has been said. But I do recommend the website Everydayupsandowns has put up for you. I found it very useful.🙂