Rien

I have followed Ken’s no fat and the ‘both-ends’ blood sugar control technique. My last A1C was 5.2%. The endo was very angry, and gave me a stern lecture about how I was imperilling my life. Too bad !

If I eat the slightest bit of fat, eg some peanut butter on a piece of toast, my sugar will...

I have followed Ken’s no fat and the ‘both-ends’ blood sugar control technique. My last A1C was 5.2%. The endo was very angry, and gave me a stern lecture about how I was imperilling my life. Too bad !

If I eat the slightest bit of fat, eg some peanut butter on a piece of toast, my sugar will be elevated for at least 24 hours.

I am not as religious as Ken about this. I eat a third of a cup of oats in the morning. But I do avoid anything with oil in the ingredients.

I have eased off a little on the effort to flatten the BGL spikes after a meal. After breakfast it may go to 10 mmol/L (180 mg/dl). I do this so I can do my daily 30km bike ride withouth having to worry about hypos. At the end of the ride my sugar is around 5 mmol/L, which I’m happy with.

Could Ken and perhaps other T1Ds quantify insulin resistance in units of insulin injected? I know no real life diabetics I can compare myself to. At present I inject 8 units of long acting Levemir a day, and about 8 units of fast acting Novorapid (1 for breakfast, 3 for lunch and 4 for dinner).

Thanks,

Rien.

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