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Insulin after food
- Thread starter Sonnyb2
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novorapidboi26
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not dangerous no............
it doesn't really make sense with the insulin that are out there at the moment though........
it takes 5 -15 minutes for novorapid to get going for example, so ideally you would want to inject 5 -15 minutes before eating........
this will ensure the insulin activity will match up as best possible with the digestion.....
of course if your low before a meal you would potentially inject after, but a low before meal should be an isolated incident.....
it doesn't really make sense with the insulin that are out there at the moment though........
it takes 5 -15 minutes for novorapid to get going for example, so ideally you would want to inject 5 -15 minutes before eating........
this will ensure the insulin activity will match up as best possible with the digestion.....
of course if your low before a meal you would potentially inject after, but a low before meal should be an isolated incident.....
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For most of the time you'll end up with high bg levels unless you happen to eat a meal that is high in fat, all quick-acting insulins take around 15 mins to work so by injecting ahead you can reduce that postprandial spike.
