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Gari
DAFNE Graduate
University Hospital, Lewisham 17 posts |
Hi everyone. I know we are told to dose for fruit but does anyone else find that they do not need to count for some fruit. I have banana and apple for lunch most days. And the other foods I eat I know I am counting my carbs correctly yet I still on occasions seem to get hypos after 2 or 3 hours. I wondered if I burn up the fruit fairly quickly do I need to dose fully for it. Any suggestions. Thanks |
youone
DAFNE Graduate
Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust 102 posts |
Hi gari I can't answer your question on fruit, myself and many type 1 don't use or reduce their midway bolus. Try and not take any bolus with your lunch see if your BG is high after the cooling off period. Many foods affect the break down of carbs, nuts is a good one almonds in some type 1 level out your BG levels so you don't peak high I'm not one of these people that's because where all different If you try and not use bolus at lunch I can eat up to 3 CP's without taking bolus Just test after 2 hours see which direction your going or if its staying at the same BG level before you had something to eat. If after 4 hours your OK you know you need a lot less at lunch Type1 42 yrs MDI 3 months pod |
meltow
DAFNE Graduate
Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust 78 posts |
I only have fruit for lunch - 1 banana, 2 satsumas and either a pear or an apple. So depending on if its an apple or pear I count 4CP or 4.5CP. My ratio is 1.5 : 1, so for these CPs would take either 6 or 7 units. Now I have a fairly active job, so on the days I'm out working I tend to knock off 1 unit, and take either 5 or 6 units. This works better for me, rather than reducing the ratio to 1 : 1, when I would get home from work and be above the optimum count. |
Warwick
DAFNE Graduate
Diabetes Australia-Vic, Melbourne, Victoria 423 posts |
I find with apples and pears, then if I dose correctly for them, I will hypo, but then get pretty high afterwards. For me, the sugar released from these seem to be fairly slow release. |
Plumcious
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals 11 posts |
Hi |