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<blockquote data-quote="rachel162" data-source="post: 1138404" data-attributes="member: 194911"><p>A very approximate starting point seems to be to bolus 50% of your carb ratio for protein, and 10% for fat (i.e. if you'd normally bolus 1 unit for 10g carbs, then you'd bolus 0.5 units per 10g protein and 0.1 units per 10g fat). However, this will vary from person to person and depending how carb heavy your diet is. If you eat a fairly high carb diet you may not have to worry too much about fats and proteins, but as I for example eat fairly low carb, I am more sensitive to protein. However, I don't personally have to worry about fats, they barely affect my sugars at all.</p><p></p><p>Also I'd be careful with the timing of doses. If I'm only eating protein and fat, I'll work out the dose, and either bolus just after the meal or use an extended bolus on my pump to prevent a low and later high, as protein takes longer than the insulin to affect my levels.</p><p></p><p>Don't know if this was much help or not, but good luck!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="rachel162, post: 1138404, member: 194911"] A very approximate starting point seems to be to bolus 50% of your carb ratio for protein, and 10% for fat (i.e. if you'd normally bolus 1 unit for 10g carbs, then you'd bolus 0.5 units per 10g protein and 0.1 units per 10g fat). However, this will vary from person to person and depending how carb heavy your diet is. If you eat a fairly high carb diet you may not have to worry too much about fats and proteins, but as I for example eat fairly low carb, I am more sensitive to protein. However, I don't personally have to worry about fats, they barely affect my sugars at all. Also I'd be careful with the timing of doses. If I'm only eating protein and fat, I'll work out the dose, and either bolus just after the meal or use an extended bolus on my pump to prevent a low and later high, as protein takes longer than the insulin to affect my levels. Don't know if this was much help or not, but good luck! [/QUOTE]
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