to dual or not to dual...

Alaina's mum

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Hi all, my daughter is type 1, diagnosed 3 yrs ago and is now on a pump. I'm trying to cut out bread but need to send her to school with something to keep her going at lunchtime so have been trying the john west light lunch tuna pasta pots, average carbs 30 CHO. She is having huge spikes afterwards so am wondering if anybody out there knows what's the best way to bolus for them? she doesn't like to bolus 30 mins before as sometimes she can feel she's dropping, so am thinking should she dual and if so how long? all help gratefully received :)
 

suzipuze_

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Hi! My daughters DSN suggested a 40/60 dual bolus over 3 hours and that seems to do the trick - that would be for a pasta dinner so maybe slightly more than the 30g. I think trial and error is the way to go! Maybe start off with 2 hours and see how you go?! x