Monday, January 31, 2011

Why I will never get an A in Diabetes Math

Simplify.  Solve.  Repeat.


127bg + 20g carbs - 4 units insulin + 3 hours housework = 232bg


232bg + 40g carbs - 3 units insulin + 30 minutes sitting in car = 180bg


180bg + 10g carbs + 5 min waiting to get trail pass = 70bg


70bg + 30g carbs + 15 min cross country skiing = 42bg


42bg + 15g carbs + 60 min skiiing = 82bg


82bg + 30 g carbs + 90 min skiing = 559bg (recheck: 508bg, which is really the same number given meter accuracy)


559bg - 3.2 units insulin + 90 min waiting = 395bg


395bg - 1 unit insulin + 2 hour nap = 120bg


120bg + 10 g carbs + 2 hours loafing and feeling like crap = 187bg


187bg + 3hours sleeping = 51bg


51bg + 15 g carbs + 3 hours sleeping = 237bg

3 comments:

Michelle said...

Forget all the calculations. Two lines of code with a random number generator appears to be all you need...

Grr.....

Karen said...

Your math is just fine - it's Diabetes that doesn't grasp the concept of addition and subtraction!!

MommaBear said...

people don't realize how hard diabetes is to attempt to manage- this is a GREAT example of how unpredictable and annoying it can be.