pebble
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11-Nov-2006
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Re: controlling your sugar?
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19-Nov-2006 01:51
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Burn, have you heard of the DAFNE system? It's the standard diabetic care system used in the rest of Europe, and is now finally starting to catch on over here. It stands for Dosage Adjustment for Normal Eating, meaning the whole point of it is that it teaches you exactly how to adjust your insulin around the food you want (or, in the case of CF, have) to eat, so that you can go for the high-fat, high-calorie, high-carb options without suffering from high sugars.
Currently the waiting list is pretty long because not every hospital is equipped to teach it, but if you're finding it tough working your diabetes around your cf (or vice versa), you'd almost certainly get priority. Certainly you shouldn't be hitting the 20s, and long-term complications are only going to give you a harder time with your cf - I'd seriously recommend bringing it up with your team asap.
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That's why I plan on asking my endochronologist (sp!) when I see him next year exaclty how I can achieve better control. Though you may have noticed my post about garlic, its worth a try. But certainly if you are taking that amount of insulin and still poor control you should see someone and ask them? :? Sorry I can't be of more help Burn, especially since you were so good to me a few weeks back!! x
I make my own soups and most of them need garlic, so I think I'm getting my fair share of garlic 
It's just when they are high, in fact of the scale as you know you feel horrible. I hate it, and it's now starting to get me a little down. I guess I'll have to plod along and most defiantly have a word with my diabetes team. Thanks for the reply.