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ratio of carbs to units

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my son who is coeliac and a nocturnal epeleptic. he developed type1 when he was 24 and felt life was not worth much and really went off track! he survived and now staying with us to get sorted. what a learning curve!! he has novo rapid and has been told that he can calculate amount of carbs in meal and inject at a ratio of 1 unit to 10 carbs and there for eat almost anything he wants. i think they have done this as his diet is so restricted already.is this the normal way of doing novo rapid ? sorry to sound thick but i am so new to this ! i am determined to help him get his life back together i will ask about alchol later ! thanks
 
Yes it's the best way to use novorapid. It gives freedom and flexibility in eating. I use this same system and lots of us here do too.
Coeliac is more common in people with type 1. there are other members here on restricted diet for other problems besides diabetes.

I think it's great you wnat to learn more and must be a great support to your son. maybe your son would benefit form coming on here and talking things through with other people with diabetes.

have a look theres been several threads about alcohol
 
in theory on a regeime with novorapid you can eat what you like so long as it's covered with insulin. 1 unit to 10 carbs is a fair ratio (although people vary widely). On the dafne course we all started on that ratio then learnt how to amend the ratio if appropriate.

Please don't worry about asking anything, that's why we're all here and believe me we've all been there!!
 
thanks i think i am going to learn so much from you all, it has been so difficult .As my son is an adult i have not been allowed to discuss anything with the doctors.and as he has severe dyslexia i think at the moment he works on guess work when working things out!during the day things not too bad but early morning readings are very high .Just read about rice/pasta and am realizing that g/f foods must shoot levels up as the flour is so refined?
 
have the hospital offered any sort of education course such as dafne? It's really useful to not only get a good understanding of everything, in particular carb counting, it also gives an opportunity to meet other diabetics. On my course certain parts we were able to bring friends and family along to.
 
zoe said:
.Just read about rice/pasta and am realizing that g/f foods must shoot levels up as the flour is so refined?
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I'm not sure but I guess you could compare the nutritional info on the packets, ask for an appointment with the dietician at your hospital who should be able to advise.
 
thanks for nice message, our hospital has had funding for dafne course withdrawn which is a real shame.sorry but i am so new to using a computer i am having problems finding my way around ! can you give me any advice on drinking, matt has dry cider as it is gluten free. does one inject more or less units of novo rapid after alcohol i am told you dont count the carbs in alcohol. thanks
 
zoe said:
thanks for nice message, our hospital has had funding for dafne course withdrawn which is a real shame.sorry but i am so new to using a computer i am having problems finding my way around ! can you give me any advice on drinking, matt has dry cider as it is gluten free. does one inject more or less units of novo rapid after alcohol i am told you dont count the carbs in alcohol. thanks
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not a problem, if I or anyone can be of any help just ask, I was diagnosed at a similar age to your son so hopefully I know some of what's he's dealing with.
Such a shame about dafne, I've found it absolutely invaluable. All PCTs should offer some sort of educational programme under NICE guidelines so do see what else they might have on offer.
I've just replied to your post about cider. I don't drink it myself but hopefully there's something useful there, problem is as with so much with diabetes it can be very different for different people and a lot of the times it's trial and error....
 
Hi

Alcohol can be tricky. If its dry cider try not injecting, the sugar level may go up initially but will come down quite quickly, you can get low during the night too so check sugar before bed and eat a slice of toast or something similar. I drink a wide range of alcohol and never have to inject (I do drink quite a bit too) but everyone is different. If after drinking his sugar is high and hasnt really come down by bed time then might need to consider injecting starting with a small dose and working from there.

Emma
 
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