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I guess you live outside the US, that explains your doctors limited pump knowledge too…
Continuos Glucose Monitor.
allsgr8, Absolutely, no more hinding pens and finding a bathroom every time before I eat. And think about weddings, I always came home sky high when on injections.
tralala, coffee took me a while to figure out, was a lot of trial and error but now I got it right; 1 unit an hour in advance does the trick. My CGM helped a lot too. (may I add that I don’t like your doctors attitude? I would be really mad at her for not understanding…in any case that’s why this thread was started ;-))
My A1C dropped 1.4% since starting the pump/CGM. It’s also much more convenient than injections.
The food your eating can start raising your BG before the insulin has a chance to work. It takes for most insulins about 20 minutes to start having an effect. I would suggest you discuss this with a professional because it can really vary from person to person.
I always prebolus (for coffee up to an hr. in advance and get a straight line on my CGM :-)) I do know an approximate amount of carbs how much I will be eating most of the time, if I eat more (much more likely) I adjust asap. Are you bolusing AFTER eating? As far as I know they only suggest that for pediatric patients cause their eating can really be unpredictable.
It can also mean wrong insulin to carb ratio, prebolusing about 20 minutes before eating can also make a big different in post prandial #’s. The extended bolus could be helpful when eating high fat foods like pizza.
btw, which doctor put you on the pump? I’m surprised someone with limited pump knowledge would take such a risk. Carb counting is a must when using only fast acting insulins….
tralala: Do you ever use the bolus wizard on your pump? Maybe your basals/ insulin to carb ratio needs some tweaking. Does your doctor review your pump settings?
I’m with Health, it’s time to look for a new dr. Any decent endo should know more about pumps and carb-counting, it’s the abc’s of diabetes. There are so many options out there.
Chance, the article you are referring to clearly states TYPE 2. “Welcome to the down-to-Earth guide on beating type-2 diabetes….”
I was really excited for this forum and was hoping to get some support.
Let see if I’ll succeed… How many diabetics can we count here?
To Mosh3: Kedem came out with low carb wines this year, you might want to check those out. Regarding matzho; Here a link to FWD 2010 pesach booklet, it includes some info on matzo/carb count.