Diabetes and Maths
Please note that this website has not been sanctioned by either Diabetes UK or by NHS England.  However, I do ask people from both organisations to vet the entries I will be adding to it, in case of obvious errors.

Also, from time to time you will see entries here which relate to my own experience of diabetes.  It is not a suggestion to any other diabetic as to how they should deal with their own diabetes.  Anyone who has issues with their diabetes should seek the help and advice of a healthcare professional.


Doing the Maths

Diabetes and Maths - Doing the Maths

Because I'm just getting this website going, I'll gradually expand this page over the next few months
If you are on insulin, then you need to calculate your carbohydrate intake.  Yes, you might have a calculator - but a calculator can't tell whether or not you are actually doing the right sums.  And what if your calculator is faulty or you lose it?
If you still have injections rather than being on an insulin pump, then you will also need to work out the insulin necessary for the carbohydrate you have calculated - so you have to do two lots of maths.
Doing the maths of diabetes is just like any other maths you need to deal with in life.  In many cases people get their sums wrong because they rush into it without taking a few seconds to think the problem through.  Do not fall into that trap - approach it calmly and confidently.  You can then get the maths right - and that will hopefully improve your diabetic control.

How to multiply without having to multiply!
 Coming shortly - watch this space!
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