I have been type 1 for almost 30 years. I remember when I first was diagnosed - it was hard like your are describing. I found that sticking to one breakfast and one lunch - consistently the same thing - fixed a lot of my variations. You are now saying to yourself that this will be boring. However, pick something you love for those two meals and adjust your dosage until the carb to insulin is correct. For me, having a consistent two meals kept me away from having to worry that I may be having an odd swing low or high in blood sugar - for the whole day. It just took a bunch of thought and worry out of the whole process. I hesitate to tell you my two meals as you may not like them - but - it can be anything as long as you balance the insulin with it. My breakfast is a bowl of cheerios with 2% milk( when I was young it was two bowls) and I use equal as a sweetener. For lunch I have a PB&J on whole wheat and a banana. When I was younger I had two sandwiches.
You have not had diabetes for long. Believe me, it gets easier with time. Good luck.
Last edited by scrowner; 08-14-2013 at 07:00 PM.
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