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[quote=Anonymous]11:18 here. Speaking practically: in the days ahead, you will work with your doctors and diabetes educators to figure out two very, very important numbers:

1. Carb ratio (also called insulin-to-carb) ratio. How many units of insulin does your child need for each gram of carb they take in.

2. Correction dose: if their blood sugar goes high, what's the right amount of insulin to bring it down?

For a while, this means looking up the total carbs for every piece of food they eat, and estimating as best as possible. It also means testing their blood glucose frequently. Write it all down -- what they eat and when, estimated carbs, and blood glucose at each moment. A good digital scale helps with the carb estimation.

YOU WILL NOT NEED TO DO THIS FOREVER. I remember thinking we'd be doing this for the rest of my daughter's life. But this is just the learning part.

You will find their carb ratio and correction dose by trial and error. It feels like a lot at the beginning, but it's really just two numbers you're homing in on. [/quote]

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