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Dosing Insulin for Dietary Fat: When it Matters & Why

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When you eat a large amount of fat — over 15 or 20 grams in one meal or snack — this will significantly delay the rate of ‘gastric emptying,’” explains Gary Scheiner, MS, CDE , and owner of Integrated Diabetes Services. . Yes, dietary fat can delay digestion by 1 or 2 hours.

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Dosing Insulin for Protein: When it Matters & Why

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Most people ignore fat and protein’s effects on their blood sugar,” says Gary Scheiner, MS, CDE , and owner of Integrated Diabetes Services. If you’re eating a reasonable amount of carbohydrates, you don’t have to worry about protein being converted into glucose,” explains Scheiner, also the author of Think Like a Pancreas.

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Injecting Insulin Into Muscle: Good or Bad?

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Injecting insulin into muscle instead of fat is just another option for those who need their insulin to work much faster than usual and absorb more predictably,” Gary Scheiner, CDE, told InsulinNation. I have not witnessed any infections or muscular damage caused by injecting insulin into muscle,” said Scheiner.

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Choosing and Using Your Meter

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Gary Scheiner recalls all too clearly his first blood sugar monitor back in 1985: “It required a hanging drop of blood — 20 microliters, which then had to be wrangled onto a square,” he says. Scheiner, who developed diabetes at the age of 18, has witnessed the many changes leading up to today’s new and improved meters.

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Feeling Blue About World Diabetes Day

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Another possible factor for the lack of attention could be that uncontrolled diabetes isn’t always as swift and dramatic in how it kills people, says Gary Scheiner, a certified diabetes educator with Integrated Diabetes Services and a person with diabetes.

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Amylin: The Other Hormone Affected by Type 1 Diabetes

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“It took more than 80 years after the discovery in insulin for another medical treatment for type 1 diabetes to finally come along,” Gary Scheiner, MS, CDE, and author of Think Like a Pancreas told Diatribe in 2010. . Fewer than 5% of all type 1s in the US are using Symlin.”.

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