On Mon, 12 Oct 2009 16:13:24 -0500, "Stormmee"
> wrote:

>not diabetic myself, but am scared snotless of it, brother is insulin
>dependent
> he is a weird case and wasn't diagnosed until adulthood, he counts like
>you said, i know that much from listening to my mom, the shot he is on now
>is a fast acting type where he prepares his meal, figures the carbs, shoots
>the insulin then eats. it works better than anything else he has tried.

Is he a Type 1, Lee? - most of us posting here are Type 2s, the
dietary requirements can be wildly different.

But it sounds like your brother has got a handle on things - if you're
able to give him carb counts per serving, that'd be a big help, I'm
sure.

Nicky.
T2 dx 05/04 + underactive thyroid
D&E, 150ug thyroxine
Last A1c 5.2% BMI 26