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overstressedmom · 08-04-2008, 15:46

I am new here and just looking for some support and answers... My dh has had diabetis since the laste 90's. Well a few weeks ago his BS hit 462 and was rushed to the ER. He was then placed on insulin. I was basically given the insulin and told to titrate as needed, yet given NO guidelines. I am lost and can't seem the figure things out. My dd has a nutritionist and we were told just focus on portion sizes and everyone will be fine, yet dh's nutritionist said focus on carbs... I don't know which is right. We are stil having issues controling his BS levels. He can go a couple of days just fine then all of the sudden we are all over the place. I am trying to titrate as needed but then he starts crashing. He is on NPH & Reg...

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overstressedmom Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: GA, USA Posts: 2	Hello I am new here and just looking for some support and answers... My dh has had diabetis since the laste 90's. Well a few weeks ago his BS hit 462 and was rushed to the ER. He was then placed on insulin. I was basically given the insulin and told to titrate as needed, yet given NO guidelines. I am lost and can't seem the figure things out. My dd has a nutritionist and we were told just focus on portion sizes and everyone will be fine, yet dh's nutritionist said focus on carbs... I don't know which is right. We are stil having issues controling his BS levels. He can go a couple of days just fine then all of the sudden we are all over the place. I am trying to titrate as needed but then he starts crashing. He is on NPH & Reg...