Topic
Nutrition & Meal Planning
Carbohydrate counting, portion control, meal timing, and food choices.
Carb Counting with Indian Meals
If you take insulin at meals, you need to know the carbohydrate in front of you. Here is how to estimate it from a thali, without a scale.
Insulin-to-Carb Ratios, Simply
Your ratio is how much carbohydrate one unit of insulin covers. Here is what it means, why it differs by meal, and how it gets adjusted over time.
Timing Meals Around Your Insulin
Rapid-acting insulin takes about fifteen minutes to start working. Working with that gap, rather than against it, flattens your post-meal readings.
Sweets, Festivals and Saying Yes
Banning mithai outright tends to backfire, especially with children. Covering it with insulin instead is usually the better and far safer approach.
Eating at School, Hostel or Canteen
Unpredictable portions and fixed meal times make dosing hard away from home. Here is how to manage when you do not control the kitchen at all.