Fasting finished

Hi..our fasting month is over now and I mentioned during Ramadan how Im not able to fast cos of my diabetes. But my sister who has only recently been diagnosed with diabetes managed to keep all her fasts.with no hypos. We're all so surprise.she asks me about carbs and insulin. I take a certain amount of insulin for certain meals but she takes more - so I wanted to ask are all insulins different? Do some work faster or stronger than others? Because if I had that amount then I'd go hypo

[Activity2004 Administrator]

Hi Hidden ,

Yes, some insulin’s work faster than others. Also, it depends on the person, as well. Not all insults are going to be right for every person— like different types of food/diets. It’s the same with dose of insulin. I take 10 units for bedtime with my long acting insulin, but the dose changes with the fast/short acting insulin depending on the amount of carbs. and food I will be eating at the time. I hope this helps.

[Hidden in reply to Activity2004]

Yes that is exactly what I'm saying about the fast acting. Does the same amount need to be taken for each insulin?I took 5 for a meal and my sister asked me how much she should take for the exact same meal

[Hidden in reply to Activity2004]

I took 5 and she took 8 for the same meal! After taking it she asked have I took too much? 🙈

[Activity2004 Administrator in reply to Hidden]

How many carbs. we’re in the meal? How much did you eat? How much did she eat? It works differently for different people.

[sandybrown]

If it is recent why? Is your sister is on insulin?

My understanding is first life style change and then medication. Not insulin so soon!

[Hidden in reply to sandybrown]

She started with tablets which dint help so now on insulin

[Hidden]

She had rice and chicken pieces and a typical adult of amount of food. Yes I know it works differently for different people