u/Fickle_Grapefruit100

I've been to several endocrinologist over the last 5 years, and I find that most of them go by the book without actually understanding the day to day reality of type 1. They all tell me that I must count carbs, and find the correct insulin to carb ratio. Anyone with type 1 knows that this ratio fluctuates due to sleep, exercise, stress and who knows what else. But all endocrinologist without type 1 seem to think this ratio is easy to determine and to just apply this ratio when you eat. They also give me heuristic like I should taking the same amount of long acting and short acting throughout the day. But each day is so variable that this is a gross over simplification. Its seems like they go by the book and haven't actually considered the day to day reality of having type 1. Has anyone else experienced this frustration? Have you ever had an endocrinologist that has type 1, and were they able to offer better insights than your standard med school grad?