D_G
Well-Known Member
- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 1
Had my appointment today with the dietitian and my DSN and it went really well 🙂
First they were both really impressed at the fact i had read alot about it by myself and i had started to join forums and sign up for stuff, even more impressed when i told them i was taking my insulin using a carb to insulin ratio, and adjusting my levemir doses myself and splitting it (i have u guys to thank for all this) 🙂
Talked about carbohydrate counting and she has put me on a course which will start early february next year, we also talked about the fact i am probably honeymooning and the reasons i have been going low the past few weeks, and as a result have changed my carb to insulin ratio to 1:20. did some test sheets with various food on where i had to estimate the carbs and write down how much i should inject. looked at my food/glucose diary to work out what my ratio should be however she struggled due to my lack of carb intake and was not too impressed by this oops...so i now have to eat 30g of carbs with every meal so i am getting insulin regularly and so they have some numbers to work with! I have to keep a detailed food diary for a week and send it to them as well.
Talked about exercise and how much insulin to reduce by when going to the gym, and what levels i should be at when i start etc..
I also asked them about the pen which gives half units, and they agreed it was a fab idea so they gave me one of them along with a prescription that had all the stuff i needed to get started straight away!
Not only that but i have come away with a new shiny pink one touch meter FREE and when they get some on the bayer contours in, i may get one of those for free too
so have just been to the pharrmacy and got al my insulin cartridges, strips, lancets ect...and am all ready to go this makes such a change from my mood i was in yesterday!
First they were both really impressed at the fact i had read alot about it by myself and i had started to join forums and sign up for stuff, even more impressed when i told them i was taking my insulin using a carb to insulin ratio, and adjusting my levemir doses myself and splitting it (i have u guys to thank for all this) 🙂
Talked about carbohydrate counting and she has put me on a course which will start early february next year, we also talked about the fact i am probably honeymooning and the reasons i have been going low the past few weeks, and as a result have changed my carb to insulin ratio to 1:20. did some test sheets with various food on where i had to estimate the carbs and write down how much i should inject. looked at my food/glucose diary to work out what my ratio should be however she struggled due to my lack of carb intake and was not too impressed by this oops...so i now have to eat 30g of carbs with every meal so i am getting insulin regularly and so they have some numbers to work with! I have to keep a detailed food diary for a week and send it to them as well.
Talked about exercise and how much insulin to reduce by when going to the gym, and what levels i should be at when i start etc..
I also asked them about the pen which gives half units, and they agreed it was a fab idea so they gave me one of them along with a prescription that had all the stuff i needed to get started straight away!
Not only that but i have come away with a new shiny pink one touch meter FREE and when they get some on the bayer contours in, i may get one of those for free too
so have just been to the pharrmacy and got al my insulin cartridges, strips, lancets ect...and am all ready to go this makes such a change from my mood i was in yesterday!
