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Last week, Shanny challenged me on a comment, I made to another member about counting carbs.
I was rather brash and bragging that being loose and not stressed was my way of doing things. I gave off the impression that it was OK to be loose when counting carbs. That is when Shanny questioned my comments, which made me go back and rethink my bad habits of guess-timating. The truth is, my guess-timating was leaving me with many sugar lows following meals, so I decided to rethink my way of doing things, pull out my 2011 carb book, and I found that in some cases, I was severely under guess-timating, and in others over guess-timating. This was one of the reasons I would have low blood sugars after meals.
I have ssince returned to count the carbs more closely, and converting the numbers into the total number of units of insulin I'd REALLY need, and I am having less low's and my BG numbers before meals are stable.
I'd also like to report that my fasting BG has been between 82 and the last five mornings.
So, I owe Shanny a GREAT BIG THANK YOU! You made me think over my complacent habits, and jerked me back into reality.
My word of advice to those forum members who are "winging it"
, when Shanny speaks her wisdom, it is wise to listen, look inside, and re-examine your way of doing things. Experience is something we all need to draw upon, no matter how long we've had diabetes, and how wise we may think we are.:clock:
Shalom
Pastor Paul :amen:
I was rather brash and bragging that being loose and not stressed was my way of doing things. I gave off the impression that it was OK to be loose when counting carbs. That is when Shanny questioned my comments, which made me go back and rethink my bad habits of guess-timating. The truth is, my guess-timating was leaving me with many sugar lows following meals, so I decided to rethink my way of doing things, pull out my 2011 carb book, and I found that in some cases, I was severely under guess-timating, and in others over guess-timating. This was one of the reasons I would have low blood sugars after meals.
I have ssince returned to count the carbs more closely, and converting the numbers into the total number of units of insulin I'd REALLY need, and I am having less low's and my BG numbers before meals are stable.
I'd also like to report that my fasting BG has been between 82 and the last five mornings.
So, I owe Shanny a GREAT BIG THANK YOU! You made me think over my complacent habits, and jerked me back into reality.
My word of advice to those forum members who are "winging it"
Shalom
Pastor Paul :amen: