[carlitowebb]

You have to remember there are still a lot of doctors out there that are fairly unaware of diabetes, the doctor that diagnoses me 4 years ago - just rang on my mobile and said "yes you have diabetes - see you in two weeks for an appointment", I was also told just to inject 8 units of insulin for every meal - no mention of carbs, adjustments etc etc etc And I guess most of us have had similar experiences.

By watching your carbs and actually trying to keep them down (not a low carb diet) you can manage your insulin intake extremely effectively and increase your sensitivity to insulin, the more carbs - the more insulin etc.

[Joerg Moeller]

I think if anyone have a doctor, that doesn't know how to manage carbs, than it's the best time to manage getting a new doc

[FredJ]

I am new to this forum and I am a type 2 diabetic, I have a diabetic review at my hospital every year with diabetic specialists I have been using Insulin for 15 years. This year I asked about Carbohydrates, I showed them SiDiary and they told me that using Carbs to work out your insulin was oudated thinking (or they did not understand it as I dont) my HBa1c is always about 5.9 to 6 so I have good control.

[Joerg Moeller]

They're Fools!

For some kinds of therapy (like ICT or CSII) you have to know how many carbs do you take, because your bolus insulin-dose depends on it!

For other therapies like CT you should know how many carbs do you take; especially, if your beta-cells doesn't produce insulin anymore.
You can't take everyday the same dose of insulin if you you eat sometimes more, sometimes less carbs. As more carbs do you eat, as more insulin is necessary to cover it. (and keep your BG at normal levels)