Using a low carb diet and carb counting her BG levels have dropped significantly to the following:-
Fasting 115-135
Pre meals 120-150
Post meals 90 - 120
This is far better than the 250 - 300 we were seeing a month back. Her meal time insulin has dropped to 10-12 units (from 16). We have not modified night time levemir which I want her to. I think thats the next step. Mom wants to ask the doctor first. Anyways her total insulin has dropped from 64 units per day to 48 units a day
My question is regarding effect of carbs on BG level.
I read in Dr Berstein's book that for a T1 like him with no insulin generating capacity level one gram of carb increases his sugar by 5 mg/dl.
Does that mean for all diabetics 1 gram carb increases BG by anywhere between 1-5 mg/dl depending on remaining pancreatic capability
Based on my mom's experiments it appears that 1 gm of carb raises her 5 points and 1 unit of novarapid drops her 10 points. This way we have all her post meal numbers between 90 and 120. I am hoping that as she drops weight these two metrics (rise per gram of carb, drop per unit of insulin) should improve....... Will they ?
Fasting 115-135
Pre meals 120-150
Post meals 90 - 120
This is far better than the 250 - 300 we were seeing a month back. Her meal time insulin has dropped to 10-12 units (from 16). We have not modified night time levemir which I want her to. I think thats the next step. Mom wants to ask the doctor first. Anyways her total insulin has dropped from 64 units per day to 48 units a day
My question is regarding effect of carbs on BG level.
I read in Dr Berstein's book that for a T1 like him with no insulin generating capacity level one gram of carb increases his sugar by 5 mg/dl.
Does that mean for all diabetics 1 gram carb increases BG by anywhere between 1-5 mg/dl depending on remaining pancreatic capability
Based on my mom's experiments it appears that 1 gm of carb raises her 5 points and 1 unit of novarapid drops her 10 points. This way we have all her post meal numbers between 90 and 120. I am hoping that as she drops weight these two metrics (rise per gram of carb, drop per unit of insulin) should improve....... Will they ?