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Bolusing for fat, protein AND carbs in a meal
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<blockquote data-quote="RuthW" data-source="post: 1011074" data-attributes="member: 148713"><p>I haven't read it, but I know one of two things can happen when we eat protein. Either the body uses it for growth and repair. In that case it is in fact insulin which carries the amino acids into the cells where they are needed. Or, if the protein is in excess of what is needed for growth and repair, the body converts it into glucose, so it can be used for energy (if, for example, you don't eat more easily available sources like carbs) or stored as fat (as excess carbs or fat would be stored). So either way, protein requires insulin to be used by the body. </p><p></p><p>For me, as with many T1s, we have used that strategy of eating consistent but limited portions of protein alongside carbs and "folding the protein in" to our insulin:carb ratio so that it effectively becomes invisible. </p><p></p><p>So ewelina is right. Once you start to calculate protein separately, you will need a lower insulin to carb ratio.</p><p></p><p>Lately, I have been weight-training so I have increased the amount of protein I eat. And this has highlighted this issue for me.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RuthW, post: 1011074, member: 148713"] I haven't read it, but I know one of two things can happen when we eat protein. Either the body uses it for growth and repair. In that case it is in fact insulin which carries the amino acids into the cells where they are needed. Or, if the protein is in excess of what is needed for growth and repair, the body converts it into glucose, so it can be used for energy (if, for example, you don't eat more easily available sources like carbs) or stored as fat (as excess carbs or fat would be stored). So either way, protein requires insulin to be used by the body. For me, as with many T1s, we have used that strategy of eating consistent but limited portions of protein alongside carbs and "folding the protein in" to our insulin:carb ratio so that it effectively becomes invisible. So ewelina is right. Once you start to calculate protein separately, you will need a lower insulin to carb ratio. Lately, I have been weight-training so I have increased the amount of protein I eat. And this has highlighted this issue for me. [/QUOTE]
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