New to Insulin Pump
Hi everyone, My name is Karah and im getting the Insulin pump next week and im just wondering if anyone here could help me with how to carb count? I kind of get how you do it but yeah its all a little bit confusing at the moment lol... any help would be appreciated
thanks
karah =)
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Permalink Reply by Matt7571 on -
A few thoughts... As was recommended below, I too would suggest the pumping insulin book by Walsh... It is very good!
Second, if you got on or are getting a medtronic pump, I would recommend watching their online training videos. They have several on carb counting and it will help a great deal.
Carb counting is a bit of a learning curve at first but honestly, once your versed in it after doing it for some time, it is not hard at all.
Good luck!
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Permalink Reply by sherims1 on -
Hey there.. I am also new to pumping and hope to get mine within two weeks. The TSlim. If you have an Iphone.. the best thing I have found is the Glooko app that will tell you carbs for anything you search within the app. For instance, if you type in cheeseburger it will ask you the details, size, oz, 1/2, etc. and then after you select the details it will tell you how many carbs, calaries, etc. it has and you can dial it up. I love this app.. it is a life safer since I have been doing insulin shots since december 2012. PUMPING SOON! Yay! ;)
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Permalink Reply by Kalobe on -
I was told how to carb count when I became diabetic (1976). No one ever told me it was out of fashion so I carried on. I was surprised that the others at my pump lessons hadn't been given the knowledge to carb count as it is fundamental to good control either with MDI or pump. Make sure you get some training. Our hospital has plastic portions of rice etc so you can see how much to serve up for a certain amount of carbs. Keep a little note book with your most common foods and the carb values of those, and measure everything at first as it's easy to start to increase the portion sizes without realising. Good luck!
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