Time Involved In Keeping Numbers In Line

Welcome to the Forum, dtherren.  I'm not sure I follow what you're asking.  You want to know what the total time is per week that a person spends checking blood sugar and injecting meds for diabetes?  (I'm also wondering why this is important other than for trivial knowledge.)  What meds are you on?

I don't think this is something an average diabetic would document unless it's for a specific reason.  Have you kept a log of time for yourself?  I suppose you're on insulin?  Other diabetes meds?

To answer the question I forgot to answer?

Lantus / 12 to 14U at night.
Humalog 100 / 2 to 8U per meal.

As far as the specific reason. Just curious I guess. I pretty much agree with the time, but add 30m to an hour excercise after each meal to eliminate some Insulin use.

From what I read of the Canadian Tax Credit, a person has to have a disability which would likely involve a doctor for the disability part of it.

We did claim all doctors fee's and copays along with copays for meds this year. I was surprised at what it added up to for the year....

One of the required criteria for meeting Canada's Disability Tax Credit eligibility is that it takes you 14 hours or more a week to manage your diabetes.

The calculation does NOT include counting carbs. Exercise and actually eating are not counted, either.

The disability tax credit form application is used for many disabilities but, as far as diabetes goes is mostly used by parents of Type 1 diabetic children (who needed regular testing and injections; monitoring by an adult) or those on an insulin pump. For an adult, it's extremely difficult to meet eligibility and there are a number of forms your doctor has to fill out. If you are approved, it's also for a period of time and then you have to reapply.

Also in Canada, if your medical receipts add up to a certain amount (like over $3,000) or more than a % of your income (I forget the amount), then you get some money back. There's a line somewhere on the tax form for this. It's not an application process.

I think I might make the medical amount if I included all the candy I use to fix lows

Not counting meal time actually eating, but maybe the planning part as far as counting carbs.... Here is what I had written down for my events.

I would estimate the following: This is based on actually timing per incident and rounding to the closest even number +/-. Included is proper disposal of supply’s used each. My math may not be exact on totals.

2 minutes to check and log blood sugar per instance x 5 pre meal. = 10 minutes
5 minutes per meal to figure carbs x 5. = 25 minutes
15 to 30 minutes exercise post meal each depending on carbs and available meals x 5. = 1.25 to 2.50hr
2 minutes to check and log blood sugar per instance x 5 post meal 1hr. = 10 minutes
2 minutes to check and log blood sugar per instance x 5 post meal 2 hr. = 10 minutes
2 minutes to check and log blood sugar per instance x 5 post meal 3hr. = 10 minutes

Add 5 to 10 minutes if you must retrieve medical supply’s or move to a different location (someplace private and sterile) to test and self medicate each incident.

Also add 15 to 30 minutes exercise each incident to help control spikes from meals.

Per day: 65 minutes to 2.50 hours per day.

Per Week: 7.5 hrs to 17.5 hours per week.

Per Month:
Blood sugar 10 minutes at 5 checks per day. X 30 days = 3hrs
Carbs, 5 meals per day 25 minutes. X 30 days = 36hrs
Insulin 5x day 10 minutes. X 30 days = 3hrs
Exercise 1.25 to 2.50hr. X 30 days = 37.5 to 75hrs

A reference chart, Lanie? Gosh, that would just be far too easy

I'm doing good. Been far too busy with family obligations lately but I'm always checking in here to see if I can be of any help


Cheers,
Kris