Carb absorption rate?

[porl69]

Just noticed on the Xdrip+ app there is a carb absorption rate! Who do you work out your carb absorption rate???
Totally baffled

 

[Knikki]

https://diyps.org/2014/05/29/determining-your-carbohydrate-absorption-rate-diyps-lessons-learned/

Yep I have seen that as well and did the old Google shuffle and found the above link.

Read it.

Thought about it.

Went and had coffee and cake.

 

[porl69]

Thank you @Knikki Mels cat to that lol.....Will leave it at 30g per hour lol
Tea and cake for me then

 

[slip]

Obviously the carb absorption rate depends on lots of factors anyway - which got me thinking does xdrip have a carb profile you can use for a food item? Do these fancy APs also? @tim2000s

 

[Knikki]

Obviously the carb absorption rate depends on lots of factors anyway - which got me thinking does xdrip have a carb profile you can use for a food item? Do these fancy APs also? @tim2000s

Not that I'm aware of.

 

[porl69]

Obviously the carb absorption rate depends on lots of factors anyway - which got me thinking does xdrip have a carb profile you can use for a food item? Do these fancy APs also? @tim2000s

I haven't found it yet

 

[tim2000s]

DIYAPS systems approach carbs in two ways. The OpenAPS based systems calculate carb absorption based on amount announced, insulin on board and changes in glucose levels. They have a backup value for use if CGM goes missing, which gives a conservative rate of absorption.

Loop requires entry of an estimated carb absorption for a particular meal/item and then will adjust itself based on the initial estimate.

There’s generally a max rate that the guy can absorb carbs at (it’s something similar to 30g per hour if I remember correctly) but that can be affected my multiple factors.

Commercial systems also have a carb absorption model, but it’s not clearly defined in any of the docs.