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Jan 13, 2013

JayBee 587 posts

Topic: Questions for HCPs / sensitivity to exercise

This is helpful to read. I will look more into this too... Smile

Hope it works out!

Jan 13, 2013

JayBee 587 posts

Topic: Questions for HCPs / Information on menstrual cycle

I'm just trying to think how to compile this information considering I don't think I've had a consistent pattern yet... I will look into it more though and see if I can pin point anything from my data so far.

Glad to know that they are taking this seriously. Thank you. Smile

Jan 13, 2013

Warwick 425 posts

Topic: Carbohydrate Counting / Poppadoms - really?

I have heard that about Basmati, but for me it spikes BGs as badly as white rice so I avoid it. Brown rice is brilliant though.

Jan 13, 2013

Adrienne 14 posts

Topic: Carbohydrate Counting / Poppadoms - really?

It's interesting that you find brown rice better because I thought white basmati had the lowest GI rating. Perhaps it has to do with the added fibre in brown rice (?) Might give that a try Smile

Jan 13, 2013

Warwick 425 posts

Topic: Carbohydrate Counting / Poppadoms - really?

I love Indian food, but I find it is really hard on my BGs. I now only do take-away as I just can't eat white rice without an enormous spike in BGLs and I have yet to find an Indian restaurant that does brown rice. I cook brown rice at home and then add the dish I buy to it. I generally give myself more QA than I think I will need, and it is rare that I have a hypo as a result. I have to watch out for Naan bread too.

Jan 13, 2013

HelenP 218 posts

Topic: Carbohydrate Counting / cps in a pomehranate?

I personally love the juice it is rich and has a distinctive flavour and CHOs! In my experience there is very little "flesh" and taking the seeds out to weigh separately would probably be unnecessary. Margin of error and all. I personally cut them in half and turn them over and bang them with a wooden spoon over a salad or icecream to get the seeds and juice out. The juice is a bonus.

There is also the possible difference...I live in Australia and the pomegranates we get maybe "different". I know in Australia I can eat a few strawberries and not count them, they are large, all water and no flavour but when I go to Korea (usually in strawberry season) the same quantity would demand probably 8-10 units of insulin. The strawberries are small and amazingly sweet and flavourful.
Helen

Jan 12, 2013

Adrienne 14 posts

Topic: Carbohydrate Counting / Poppadoms - really?

vaughanie, I've had similar problems with bought curries and I've concluded it must be sugar added to the sauce as Garry mentioned. Sometimes I do a carb-free(ish) curry using cauliflower rice instead of basmati and my sugars have still gone right up.
As for poppadoms, my dafne book says a large one means 15cm (6") diameter and that's 1/2 a CP for one. I think that has worked ok in the past for me.

Jan 12, 2013

Adrienne 14 posts

Topic: Carbohydrate Counting / cps in a pomehranate?

I was wondering about this recently and looked it up; I found that 1/2 cup of the seeds is 16g carbs. I don't normally take insulin for other seeds but I think I need it for pomegranate. I thought the seeds were the only part eaten so weighing the whole fruit would be pointless.
http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/fruits-and-fruit-juices/2038/2 (I find this website quite useful)

Jan 12, 2013

Adrienne 14 posts

Topic: Carbohydrate Counting / Sandwich Wraps

I've heard a 23cm (8") wrap is 3CPs

Jan 12, 2013

Alan 49 284 posts

Topic: Questions for HCPs / DAFNE Courses

It seems that my niece's GP wouldn't refer her to Maidstone for the DAFNE course. He told her that there is a suitable course at the Medway called MINTE, which she has been referred to. It's 4 one day courses spread over 4 weeks.

We've no idea what MINTE stands for - my best guess is Medway INTernal Education - a sort of cover-all for all their courses..
My first guess was Medway Is Near the Thames Estuary.

Jan 12, 2013

HelenP 218 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Ratios

Gill, it may help to have a little cheat card made up. Say with 1CP to whatever your maximum is likely to be with the corresponding number of units for your ratio. It will probably fit on a business card you could keep multiple copies and use it until you become confident with the calculations. I was on fractional ratios and fractional CPs so the cheat card worked well. Calculate it in your head and then check.

Helen

Jan 11, 2013

Carolin 83 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Pumping at last......

Good luck

Carolin

Jan 11, 2013

novorapidboi26 1,819 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Pumping at last......

So finally, courtesy of Monklands General, I have been put on the insulin pump, well the sterile water at least, officially start on the 21st with a live vial of insulin.....

So just thought I would put it out there in case any other pumper would like to share there wisdom about it..... Very Happy

Jan 10, 2013

novorapidboi26 1,819 posts

Topic: Carbohydrate Counting / Sandwich Wraps

I would say 3 or 4 for the tortilla wrap............

Jan 10, 2013

novorapidboi26 1,819 posts

Topic: General Discussion / High Morning readings

just do overnight tests...............if your bg go up from bed till morning you need more..........

wait for a few days then do the tests.......

Jan 10, 2013

mum2westiesGill 502 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Ratios

Thank you very much Alan Smile

From time to time I just need a bit of reassurance.

Gill Smile

Jan 10, 2013

Alan 49 284 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Ratios

Spot on, Gill.

Jan 10, 2013

mum2westiesGill 502 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Ratios

Always doubting myself about ratios but have I calculated this one right?

CP - 8 (80g CHO)
Ratio - 1.5:1
QA - 12

Gill Smile

Jan 10, 2013

susieq 19 posts

Topic: General Discussion / High Morning readings

Having had a cold for the past few weeks, my readings have been a bit erratic, but now I'm on the mend my morning readings still seem way too high for my liking. I increased my bi by 2u to cover the sickday rules, then after I got better, (only a few days ago) I went back to where I was previously. My waking bs are still about 11 - 12. should I increase again or wait it out to see if things get back to normal?

Jan 9, 2013

BeccyB 50 posts

Topic: Carbohydrate Counting / Sandwich Wraps

Does anybody know how many CPs an average sandwich wrap is? Just bought one from the work canteen so no nutrition facts on the box. I normally go for the 'normal' bread sandwiches but fancied a change and figured it would be in the Carb Counter but I can't find it :-(

The filling was nothing I need to count so just the wrap bit I don't know about.

Thanks in advance!
Beccy

Jan 9, 2013

novorapidboi26 1,819 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Carb Free/ Exercise Question

you do really need to test your basal [background] regularly, like every month or so, even if you feel all is well.......but being a DAFNE graduate you should be equipped to adjust your background....... Wink

Jan 8, 2013

marke 686 posts

Topic: General Discussion / 5htp

I ggogled it as well Very Happy

and noticed it mentioned an effect on the liver, since this is what secreets glucose I would guess its possible that 5htp does somehow increase blood glucose. However since its an 'over the counter' drug in the UK i.e not prescribed and maybe not licensed I'm not sure how much research into side effects would have been done.

Jan 8, 2013

richard_g 14 posts

Topic: General Discussion / retinopathy

Novorapidboi,

Hopefully things have settled down for you but I dare say it will be a slightly anxious 6 months. Funny you should mention BP because I have just started medication recently for it. I was getting high readings at clinic and initially they seemed OK at home but eventually I had to get treatment. The moral in all these stories is to mind your statistics, HbA1c, BP and cholesterol.

Jan 8, 2013

John Marrable 11 posts

Topic: General Discussion / 5htp

Hi Alan

5htp is a food supplement taken to help increase serotonin levels. For context, I had taken 5htp to help with sleep cycles. I had noticed that the days following intake I was experiencing unexplained high blood glucose levels.

Perhaps the high blood glucose levels were not attributable to 5htp but thought worth asking the question to others in any case

Thanks for your reply

Kind rgds

John

Jan 8, 2013

Teanosugar 25 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Carb Free/ Exercise Question

novorapidboi26 - I haven't tested the Lantus. When I first went on it my specialist said that if I make an amendment, I need to monitor the results on the third day as this is when it's likely to take affect. Ever since I have stuck with that. I think Lantus is fairly inflexible, but I will talk to my specialist about it when I next see her.

Warwick - thank you very much for the above information. Point 4 is particularly useful for me and a great idea. My diet is fairly good; transitioning from white pasta to brown pasta is pretty much all that I need to do now!

Hypos are now more of an enemy to me than they ever were because of the high calorie intake they present me with. It seems like they can 'undo' some of my dietary efforts in one fell swoop. I, too, struggle with exercise and hypos which wasn't even something I thought about when starting this topic. I haven't implemented any of the DAFNE rules on this yet, but will start to review the material when I get my diet straight.

Jan 13, 2013 JayBee 587 posts	Topic: Questions for HCPs / sensitivity to exercise This is helpful to read. I will look more into this too... Hope it works out!

Jan 13, 2013 JayBee 587 posts	Topic: Questions for HCPs / Information on menstrual cycle I'm just trying to think how to compile this information considering I don't think I've had a consistent pattern yet... I will look into it more though and see if I can pin point anything from my data so far. Glad to know that they are taking this seriously. Thank you.

Jan 13, 2013 Warwick 425 posts	Topic: Carbohydrate Counting / Poppadoms - really? I have heard that about Basmati, but for me it spikes BGs as badly as white rice so I avoid it. Brown rice is brilliant though.

Jan 13, 2013 Adrienne 14 posts	Topic: Carbohydrate Counting / Poppadoms - really? It's interesting that you find brown rice better because I thought white basmati had the lowest GI rating. Perhaps it has to do with the added fibre in brown rice (?) Might give that a try

Jan 13, 2013 Warwick 425 posts	Topic: Carbohydrate Counting / Poppadoms - really? I love Indian food, but I find it is really hard on my BGs. I now only do take-away as I just can't eat white rice without an enormous spike in BGLs and I have yet to find an Indian restaurant that does brown rice. I cook brown rice at home and then add the dish I buy to it. I generally give myself more QA than I think I will need, and it is rare that I have a hypo as a result. I have to watch out for Naan bread too.

Jan 13, 2013 HelenP 218 posts	Topic: Carbohydrate Counting / cps in a pomehranate? I personally love the juice it is rich and has a distinctive flavour and CHOs! In my experience there is very little "flesh" and taking the seeds out to weigh separately would probably be unnecessary. Margin of error and all. I personally cut them in half and turn them over and bang them with a wooden spoon over a salad or icecream to get the seeds and juice out. The juice is a bonus. There is also the possible difference...I live in Australia and the pomegranates we get maybe "different". I know in Australia I can eat a few strawberries and not count them, they are large, all water and no flavour but when I go to Korea (usually in strawberry season) the same quantity would demand probably 8-10 units of insulin. The strawberries are small and amazingly sweet and flavourful. Helen

Jan 12, 2013 Adrienne 14 posts	Topic: Carbohydrate Counting / Poppadoms - really? vaughanie, I've had similar problems with bought curries and I've concluded it must be sugar added to the sauce as Garry mentioned. Sometimes I do a carb-free(ish) curry using cauliflower rice instead of basmati and my sugars have still gone right up. As for poppadoms, my dafne book says a large one means 15cm (6") diameter and that's 1/2 a CP for one. I think that has worked ok in the past for me.

Jan 12, 2013 Adrienne 14 posts	Topic: Carbohydrate Counting / cps in a pomehranate? I was wondering about this recently and looked it up; I found that 1/2 cup of the seeds is 16g carbs. I don't normally take insulin for other seeds but I think I need it for pomegranate. I thought the seeds were the only part eaten so weighing the whole fruit would be pointless. http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/fruits-and-fruit-juices/2038/2 (I find this website quite useful)

Jan 12, 2013 Adrienne 14 posts	Topic: Carbohydrate Counting / Sandwich Wraps I've heard a 23cm (8") wrap is 3CPs

Jan 12, 2013 Alan 49 284 posts	Topic: Questions for HCPs / DAFNE Courses It seems that my niece's GP wouldn't refer her to Maidstone for the DAFNE course. He told her that there is a suitable course at the Medway called MINTE, which she has been referred to. It's 4 one day courses spread over 4 weeks. We've no idea what MINTE stands for - my best guess is Medway INTernal Education - a sort of cover-all for all their courses.. My first guess was Medway Is Near the Thames Estuary.

Jan 12, 2013 HelenP 218 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Ratios Gill, it may help to have a little cheat card made up. Say with 1CP to whatever your maximum is likely to be with the corresponding number of units for your ratio. It will probably fit on a business card you could keep multiple copies and use it until you become confident with the calculations. I was on fractional ratios and fractional CPs so the cheat card worked well. Calculate it in your head and then check. Helen

Jan 11, 2013 Carolin 83 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Pumping at last...... Good luck Carolin

Jan 11, 2013 novorapidboi26 1,819 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Pumping at last...... So finally, courtesy of Monklands General, I have been put on the insulin pump, well the sterile water at least, officially start on the 21st with a live vial of insulin..... So just thought I would put it out there in case any other pumper would like to share there wisdom about it.....

Jan 10, 2013 novorapidboi26 1,819 posts	Topic: Carbohydrate Counting / Sandwich Wraps I would say 3 or 4 for the tortilla wrap............

Jan 10, 2013 novorapidboi26 1,819 posts	Topic: General Discussion / High Morning readings just do overnight tests...............if your bg go up from bed till morning you need more.......... wait for a few days then do the tests.......

Jan 10, 2013 mum2westiesGill 502 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Ratios Thank you very much Alan From time to time I just need a bit of reassurance. Gill

Jan 10, 2013 Alan 49 284 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Ratios Spot on, Gill.

Jan 10, 2013 mum2westiesGill 502 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Ratios Always doubting myself about ratios but have I calculated this one right? CP - 8 (80g CHO) Ratio - 1.5:1 QA - 12 Gill

Jan 10, 2013 susieq 19 posts	Topic: General Discussion / High Morning readings Having had a cold for the past few weeks, my readings have been a bit erratic, but now I'm on the mend my morning readings still seem way too high for my liking. I increased my bi by 2u to cover the sickday rules, then after I got better, (only a few days ago) I went back to where I was previously. My waking bs are still about 11 - 12. should I increase again or wait it out to see if things get back to normal?

Jan 9, 2013 BeccyB 50 posts	Topic: Carbohydrate Counting / Sandwich Wraps Does anybody know how many CPs an average sandwich wrap is? Just bought one from the work canteen so no nutrition facts on the box. I normally go for the 'normal' bread sandwiches but fancied a change and figured it would be in the Carb Counter but I can't find it :-( The filling was nothing I need to count so just the wrap bit I don't know about. Thanks in advance! Beccy

Jan 9, 2013 novorapidboi26 1,819 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Carb Free/ Exercise Question you do really need to test your basal [background] regularly, like every month or so, even if you feel all is well.......but being a DAFNE graduate you should be equipped to adjust your background.......

Jan 8, 2013 marke 686 posts	Topic: General Discussion / 5htp I ggogled it as well and noticed it mentioned an effect on the liver, since this is what secreets glucose I would guess its possible that 5htp does somehow increase blood glucose. However since its an 'over the counter' drug in the UK i.e not prescribed and maybe not licensed I'm not sure how much research into side effects would have been done.

Jan 8, 2013 richard_g 14 posts	Topic: General Discussion / retinopathy Novorapidboi, Hopefully things have settled down for you but I dare say it will be a slightly anxious 6 months. Funny you should mention BP because I have just started medication recently for it. I was getting high readings at clinic and initially they seemed OK at home but eventually I had to get treatment. The moral in all these stories is to mind your statistics, HbA1c, BP and cholesterol.

Jan 8, 2013 John Marrable 11 posts	Topic: General Discussion / 5htp Hi Alan 5htp is a food supplement taken to help increase serotonin levels. For context, I had taken 5htp to help with sleep cycles. I had noticed that the days following intake I was experiencing unexplained high blood glucose levels. Perhaps the high blood glucose levels were not attributable to 5htp but thought worth asking the question to others in any case Thanks for your reply Kind rgds John

Jan 8, 2013 Teanosugar 25 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Carb Free/ Exercise Question novorapidboi26 - I haven't tested the Lantus. When I first went on it my specialist said that if I make an amendment, I need to monitor the results on the third day as this is when it's likely to take affect. Ever since I have stuck with that. I think Lantus is fairly inflexible, but I will talk to my specialist about it when I next see her. Warwick - thank you very much for the above information. Point 4 is particularly useful for me and a great idea. My diet is fairly good; transitioning from white pasta to brown pasta is pretty much all that I need to do now! Hypos are now more of an enemy to me than they ever were because of the high calorie intake they present me with. It seems like they can 'undo' some of my dietary efforts in one fell swoop. I, too, struggle with exercise and hypos which wasn't even something I thought about when starting this topic. I haven't implemented any of the DAFNE rules on this yet, but will start to review the material when I get my diet straight.