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There is something going on with my carb ratio coverage and I wanted to get some feedback. I usually get 5 units of carb coverage with 1 unit of Novolog. The last week or so, some days it seems like 1 unit covers more than 5 units and some days it seems like 1 unit does not cover 5 units of carbs. Does it have anything to do with what I eat? I thought a carb is a carb regardless if it is sugar, wheat, ect. Can your body react differently every day? Last two months I have been taking pain meds for my arthritis and I am taking Motrin, Aleve and Tylenol with Codeine. My arthritis is extremely bad, but I can not take any steroids. Any type of steroids sends my blood sugar off the charts. I have to limit my use of Motrin and Aleve because of the gastro/intestional side effects. None of the pain medication is known to reduce or increase the effects of insulin. I also take Lantus at bedtime. And my insulin is always fresh. (P.S. I just started my online course to become a pharmacy tech-perhaps I can answer my own questions in a few months
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