Very cool! I’m 75 this year. Still healthy, everything works. LOL
Lol, Mine does and I just ignore her!!
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That makes your body not give you any signals you are low. If you do not have a sensor you could be in for issues! Be careful.
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I just make sure I count my carbs right, balance my meals so I’m not just eating sugar (like any other normal person does), and give myself insulin 5-20 minutes before I start eating. For example, if I want a carb heavy think like a cookie/cake/sandwich I make sure I have some protein or fat (like a spoonful of peanut butter or some extra cheese or meat in the sandwich) with it so that my BG doesn’t spike as quickly because the protein/fat helps slow down the
The only food I refuse to eat is the 80-carbs-a-piece triple layer chocolate cake that my mom makes. And soda/juice unless if I’m low. I drink diet soda or tea if I want something other than water. Any other food, I eat. The only other rule I have is no more than 100 carbs per meal- over 100 and my insulin has a hard time covering that many carbs hitting my blood stream at once. But I’ve broken that rule for chick-fil-a milkshakes and pizza when we were traveling in Italy. I’ve found that because of the protein/fat in those things, I can count my carbs and give insulin accordingly, then like an hour or two later I give myself a second bolus to finish processing the remaining complex carbs.
It takes trial and error to figure out how to balance insulin/carbs/fat/protein/balance to keep your BG as stable as possible but it’s worth it. Enjoy your food- as long as it’s not poison, you can and should eat it! Often times it’s easier and far more fun to count the carbs and eat than to restrict yourself to a super low carb diet.
Also, If your 2hr post meal BG is significantly higher than when you started, you likely need to change your insulin to carb ratio, not the amount you’re eating.
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Wow Lise,
Your so on top your diabetes care!! Your a great role model and inspiration for other kids! And us old peeps as well! Keep up the awesome job!
Thx for the tips.
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I eat a high fiber diet and have done so for years. This diet basically consists of beans, rice, fruits and veggies and some lean protein.
~Pam K.
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I’m a couple months into T1D so am constantly learning about foods and carb counting (which I often find I’m terrible at). I do MDI and am very sensitive to insulin, so struggle if I eat too many carbs and miss calculate insulin injection. I find it easier to eat low carb meals, 20 or less per meal, so buy high fiber foods or substitute low carb for high carb items (zoodles vs pasta, sprouted wheat sourdough bread (8g total carbs w/ 5g being fiber) vs traditional bread, cheese/almond crust vs pizza crust).
A funky thing with diabetes is I’ve never been a sweet tooth, but find myself often craving sweets - especially in the evenings. Unfortunately the urge rarely gets fulfilled as then I will likely need to take a walk given I don’t enjoy the injections and potential for mis-calculation when it’s later in the day.
Playing sports is also a guessing game… When playing racquetball I carb-up before hand to a target of 150-180 as sometimes I can drop 80-100 BG quickly. And sometimes I’ll only drop 20 BG while playing but have a delayed drop later in the day. For the times I don’t drop much after playing, I’ll eat >20g carbs the next meal and take my normal insulin dose knowing it will likely come down further from the exercise. The question is when? And the answer always varies…
@gmershon, as you are learning now, counting carbs can be difficult and results aren’t consistently predictable and how those carbs affect you right now can often be affected by what you have been doing a few hours ago. Just takes practice and a good measure of just plain luck in guessing; seven decades into this “insulin thing” and I’m sumetimes surprised.
As far as exercise, you will find that intense anaerobic activity often has an extended delay in forcing down body glucose levels [BGL]; aerobic exercise generally lowers BGL as you enjoy the activity - like the walking you mentioned. My thought is to listen to my body, learn signs, and take whatever action needed. Your decision to walk after enjoying your evening sweets rather than talking insulin sounds good to me; added insulin after those sweets could come back to hit you latr in your sleep [“stacking insulin”] and cause hypoglycemia.
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For my sweet tooth I found Think! Keto Protein Bars. I love the chocolate peanut butter pie bar the most but they have other flavors. And I dose for the 9-14 carbs per bar and don’t have a crazy spike sugar reaction. They’re delicious and totally satisfying. I never have a crazy reaction like w regular cookies and sweets
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