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Osob

Osob

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Hey everyone I am Osob and type 1 diabetic have been since the age of 2 years old.Recently I went into hospital with ketons and my medication got changed from human mixtard to novorapid and levemir.
Just finding it a bit hard to get with all the changes but slowly getting there.
I done a course on carb counting and the amount of information they gave us was wonderful as well as useful.
Just wanted to say hello and if you have any question feel free to get in touch with me.😛
 
welcome to the forum ! have a good read around and remember no question is silly here and usually someone will come up with some sort of advice 🙂
 
Welcome to the forum,

Thats great that you are on a basal bolus regieme now, it really is the best way to manage diabetes. Was your carb counting course DAFNE, or a more local version?
 
No it was more of a local version but I think the information was based on DAFNE.
 
Hi Osob,

Wow, 2 years old?! That is a long time. I guess you have seen some interesting changes in diabetes over the years....

Welcome to the forum!

Lou x
 
Hi Osob,

Welcome to the forum. I am sure you are still a young diabetic. A number of us have been on insulin for over 40 years and a couple over 50. I am still waiting for some with 60+ years to come out of the woodwork.

As you were on "human" insulin I think things should settle down fairly quickly. I have been unable to change over from "animal" insulin.

Regaeds,

Falcon
 
Hi Osob and welcome to the forum.
 
Welcome to the forum!

Novo Rapid and Levemir is a great combination in my eyes, sure a few more jabs, but soon you get the advantage of being able to eat when or even what you like.

I hope soon once you're used to the new regime all will work well. Any carb counting course is better than none. I'd suggest getting something like the little Gem book on carb counting - it's an index of all the common food types and ingredients. The hardest bit then is working out how much a proper portition looks like 🙄

Hope you're back on your feet soon and back in the swing of it all!
 
Einstein said:
I'd suggest getting something like the little Gem book on carb counting - it's an index of all the common food types and ingredients. The hardest bit then is working out how much a proper portition looks like 🙄
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that book is great. and i agree, portion size suggestions are just rubbish - 30g of cereal is what most cereal boxes suggest! come on!

welcome to the forum!
 
shiv said:
that book is great. and i agree, portion size suggestions are just rubbish - 30g of cereal is what most cereal boxes suggest! come on!

welcome to the forum!
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Maybe that's why I live on porridge, they say 45g and 220ml of semi-skimmed milk. On a course I went on years ago the dietician had a box of cerial and gave each attendee a bowl and asked them to fill it with how much cereal they would normally have.

Frighteningly I was the only person who got close to an acceptable volume - one lady considered a box of cereal lasting two days (for her!) was acceptable!
 
Portion sizes - when racing / backpacking

When backpacking / competing in mountain marathons / marshalling on adventure races etc, we always assume that if a packet of say cous cous or custard says it will feed 2 or 3, it will actually feed only 1 before / after a day in the hills. As long as I adjust my insulin for what I actually eat, allowing for activity and / or stress levels, it's fine. My partner (no diabetes) just eats without the need to adjust insulin, but does want as many calories as possible. For breakfast, I mix powdered milk into ziplock plastic bags of muesli, as I can then add either hot or cold water - slightly more versatile than porridge and easier washing up, which is relevant when you have to carry pots to a stream or bring water to your tent and don't want to waste fuel to heat water for anything other than drinking / eating.
Just to prove that diabetes doesn't have to stop you doing the things you love most.
 
I choose hotels that understand porridge is a meal that needs to be prepared in a pan on a stove, not in a bowl in a microwave.

Camping has never appealed to me. Many people make it sound appealing, the idea of buying the Hymer and they heading around Europe for a few months at a time, but with all the home comforts right behind me, stopping at a hotel every now and then is very high on my to do list :D
 
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