[Diabetes-Talk] re a good tutorial or introduction on how to use rapid acting insulin as i have just been place on it for the first time

[Bridgit Kuenning-Pollpeter]

Your endo should really create a protocol with you. Some people take
fast-acting insulin as a bolus before a meal; but despite it still being
done, it's an outdated method. I eat my meals then calculate my carb/insulin
ratio and deliver a bolus. My current carb/insulin ratios are 1/6 for
breakfast and lunch. 1/9 if I have an afternoon snack and 1/20 for dinner. I
do incremental fasting, so only eat between noon and 8 p.m. However, about
every 3 or 4 months, we have to adjust my ratios. For correcting highs, I
take 1 unit beginning at 200, and take another unit for every 50 units over
200. So, for 200, I take a unit. At 250, I take 2 units. So-forth-and-so-on.
But, your sliding scale is specific to you. This really needs to be set by a
medical professional. I can't believe your doctor hasn't created a
carb/insulin ratio for you and a sliding scale.

Bridgit

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Subject: [Diabetes-Talk] re a good tutorial or introduction on how to use
rapid acting insulin as i have just been place on it for the first time

Hello I have been just been placed  on to rapid acting insulin.so I would
like to know what the best way or tutorial on doing rapid acting insulin
before or after eating .all the methods in getting the  right level of the
rapid acting insulin to balance lows and highs .  
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