As a diabetic I have to weigh and measure all the food I eat. That's how I know how much insulin to take. The amount of insulin is determined by carbohydrates, aka carbs. Besides carbs, insulin intake is determined also by exercise, stress, current blood sugar level, previous and next day, weather (!)..everything really! I use MyFitnesspal for counting, it's a really handy app and will count all your macros and nutritients for you. You can also scan products with it.
So without further do here's an example from yesterday, that happened to be a day off :) And my measurements are: 175cm (5'9"), 72kg (158 pounds). Active and sporty lifestyle, type 1 diabetes since I was 10 years old.
BREAKFAST Egg whites 200gr Cold smoked salmon 60gr 1 tbs Avocado (leftovers) Oat porridge 50gr with Almond milk (unsweetened) 300mll Strawberries 50gr Raspberries 50gr 482kcal, 37gr Carbs |
GYM 45min legs and glutes workout, stretching 10min. Blood sugar rise after breakfast so not enough insulin. The workout took it down a bit, and towards lunch it was almost in balance. |
LUNCH Quorn "mince" (vegetarian) 200gr Peas-corn-pepper mix 100gr Chickpea-rice mix 125gr Avocado 70gr (half) 483kcal, 36gr HH Using leftovers form the freezer ;) |
SNACK 340kcal, 38gr carbs I tried a new bar, from the same cookie company. Tasted good, but was heavy in calories. |
NIGHT SNACK 1/2 cookie 190kcal, 30gr carbs It was a very late evening so I needed some extra food. |