"You take enough insulin to cover it" (:51)
Blake, age 48, eats a fairly consistent diet to limit the amount of insulin he needs, but he still likes desserts.
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Juggling Act
"Different sugars affect me differently"
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Meals
Know your blood sugar before you eat
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Insulin and Food
"I eat a fair amount of fish"
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Food Diary
Writing it down can help you lose weight
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Do you take extra insulin to compensate for desserts?
People with type 2 diabetes who take insulin just before eating typically
count the carbohydrates in their meal and take the right amount of insulin to match the carbs. Blake, 48, tends to eat a healthy diet with measured amounts of carbohydrates so that he doesn’t have to take a lot of insulin. In general, he takes two to three units of insulin, depending on what he's going to eat. Once in a while he splurges on a chocolate dessert and takes enough insulin to compensate for the extra carbohydrates.
Juggling Act"Different sugars affect me differently"
MealsKnow your blood sugar before you eat
Insulin and Food"I eat a fair amount of fish"
Food DiaryWriting it down can help you lose weight
