This was an attempt by a third party to stabilise my blood glucose levels with a view to my being a suitable candidate to start insulin pump therapy which could give me a better quality of life. Each day I rang in my blood glucose levels to a member of the group and they would advise the amount of insulin that I should inject over the next 24 hours, according to these results. Their Dietician advised me to have 60% carbohydrate at each meal, which I did, however my readings escalated far beyond acceptable levels with the increased carbohydrate, even when I increased the fast-acting Humolog insulin. As a precaution against having these high levels, I kept the following Food Diary to find out which particular carbohydrates could be contributing to the high levels. It became apparent that all carbohydrates were contributing to the increased levels and that 60% carbohydrate at each meal was certainly far more than my body required.


INSULIN STABILISATION PROGRAMME FOOD DIARY
L = Lantus insulin
H = Humolog insulin
BGL = blood glucose level
High levels shown in BLUE
Low levels shown in RED

See Log book scan of week23-2008

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6 a.m.

Breakfast

12 p.m.

Lunch

6 p.m.

Dinner

9 p.m. Bed

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2-Jun-08

8.6bgl

Spaghetti/toast

18.7bgl

Dim Sim/carrot, potato,

8.3bgl

Noodles/stir-fry veg.

10.2bgl

 

10units Lantus

3 units Humolog

3units H.

peas. Extra 3 units Humolog

3 Humolog

½ piece raisin bread

10 units Lantus

 

Normal bgl is 5.4

 

 

3 H

 

3 H

Normal bgl is 5.4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3-Jun-08

9.2bgl

Raisin bread

7bgl

Pumpkin cannelloni

17.1bgl

Noodles/stir-fry veg.

10.1bgl

 

10 L

2 H

4 H

soup

4 H

1/2 cup sweet potato

10 L

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4-Jun-08

7.1bgl

2 toast/butter

7bgl

Seafood Platter/Salad

3.6bgl

Meaty pasta dish/veg/cheese

2.5bgl

 

10 L

3 H

4 H

 

4 H

3 loads of washing, shopping

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5-Jun-08

14.4bgl

Muesli/milk

7bgl

Pea soup/2 toast

8.2bgl

Pea soup, meat pasta dish

20.9bgl

 

10 L

4 H

3 H

 

4 H

8pm1hr phone call from friend

 

 

Av.bgl 10.0

 

 

 

 

raised blood glucose to 20.9

10 L

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stress

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6-Jun-08

9.3bgl

2 toast/peanut butter

9bgl

Steak/salad/chips

12bgl

Fettuccine, meat/veg./roll

2.5bgl too much insulin

 

10 L

2 H

4 H

 

4 H

Apple

10 L

 

Normal bgl is 5.4

 

 

 

 

 

Normal bgl is 5.4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7-Jun-08

12.6bgl

Muesli/milk

10.1bgl

Fettuccine, sauce

12bgl

Boiled rice, pattie

11.3bgl

 

10 L

4 H

4 H

Banana

2 H

2 H

10 L

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8-Jun-08

13.1bgl

PROTEIN drink

10.3bgl

Fish/tomato/mushroom

10.8bgl

1 Salmon rice pattie

20.3bgl

 

 

0.3gram carbohydrate

2 H

Casserole

4 H

 

10 L

 

10 L

4 H

 

 

 

 

 

 

EAT LESS

34 tests to here

 

 

 

 

 

 

EXERCISE MORE

372.7, 10.9bgl average

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9-Jun-08

4.4bgl

Protein drink

7.7bgl

Fish casserole/rice

12.8bgl

Salmon pattie/fish sauce

5.1bgl

 

10 L

2 H

2 H

Apple

2 H

 

10 L

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10-Jun-08

2.8bgl

Soy Protein

5.5bgl

Steak/salad/bread

11.1bgl

2 bread/avocado

14.3bgl

 

 

Banana smoothie

Low

Apple

2 H

Lower the carbohydrate

Insufficient insulin

 

10 L

 

2 H

 

 

 

10 L

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11-Jun-08

2.9bgl

Toast/peanut

8bgl

Seafood Platter/chips

19.2bgl

Cheese on toast

9bgl

 

10 L

Butter, 1 H

4 H

Chips too high carbohydrate

4 H

 

10 L

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12-Jun-08

11.6bgl

Protein drink

10.9bgl

Poached fish, s/chips

9.3bgl

Curry Fettuc./Cheese

15.4 bgl

 

10 L

3 H, 2 H

4 H

Apple, pear

4 H

Ice cream/banana

2.1bgl

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8 L

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13-Jun-08

9.9bgl

Egg/tomato/toast

9.8bgl

Chicken, sweet potato

17.6bgl

Roast lamb/veg's.

15.6bgl

 

10 L

2 H

2 H

broccoli,beans,peas

4 H

 

8 L

 

 

Banana

 

Pear

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14-Jun-08

20.6bgl

Fruit bun/apple

17.6bgl

Chicken, cheese, ham

18.6bgl

cheese fettuccine, lamb

17.8bgl

 

10 L, 3H

 

2 H

Diet mayo, bun

2 H, 2 H

 

8 L, 3 H

 

Normal bgl is 5.4

 

 

Get off carbs when finished

 

 

Normal bgl is 5.4

 

 

 

 

on the stabilisation scheme

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9-Jul-08

6.0bgl

Tomato/egg/bacon

10.3bgl

Fish/salad/chips

12.6bgl

Blackbean steak/rice

4.9bgl

 

12 L

Cheese 2 crackers

4 H

 

4 H

 

9 L

 

 

3 H

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10-Jul-08

12.7bgl

Banana smoothie

9.1bgl

Blackbean steak/potato

7.4bgl

Sausage/fettuccine,veg.

5.7bgl

 

12 L

4 H

4 H

2 crackers, ½ banana

 

Cheese/2 crackers

6 L

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11-Jul-08

8.4bgl

4 prunes/crackers

10.1bgl

Chicken schnitzel,

7.5bgl

Chicken soup

19.2bgl

 

12 L, 4 H

Rolled oats/milk

4 H

chips and salad

4 H

3 mini springrolls/chilli sauce

6 L

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12-Jul-08

8.9bgl

Egg,sausage,tomato

5.6bgl

Fettuccine/Italian sauce

3.3bgl

Rice salmon patties/zucchini

7.0bgl

 

16.9bgl

and 4 crackers

3 H

 

No Humolog

Apricots/ice cream

6 L

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13-Jul-08

8.3bgl

10 prunes, 4 crackers

13.8bgl

Steak, salad and chips

19.8bgl

Corn and vegetable soup

24.8bgl

 

12 L, 3 H

 

4 H

 

4 H

4 crackers

6 L, 3 H

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14-Jul-08

8.6bgl

Banana smoothie

9.6bgl

Pumpkin Cannelloni

12.7bgl

Supreme pizza 3 slices

6.7bgl

 

12 L, 4 H

 

4 H

 

4 H

2 crackers

9 L

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15-Jul-08

20.1 bgl

5 crackers - 21.5bgl

16.9bgl

Pork medallions/chips/

4.6bgl

Corn, veg soup/crackers