im on fiasp and ideally i try to do it 10-15 mins before.
Very much depends, when I used pens (now on a pump) I used to have it 10-15 before breakfast but if I took it that early before lunch dinner then a hypo would hit - for those meals I had to take it just before.How long do you wait to eat after taking your insulin? I am on fiasp .
I have been using Fiasp for over a year. I find that the speed at which is works depend on what my starting level is.
For example, if my levels are in the 4s, it works immediately so I bolus AFTER eating. However, if my levels are in double figures, it can take nearly an hour to start working so I need to bolus 30 minutes before eating.
@Kels* I highly recommend getting a Libre if you don't have one (you can get a free trial from their website) to find out what works for you. One thing that is constant with diabetes is that we are all different. So knowing what works for me, does not mean you are the same.
Hi @Kels*, have your care team asked you to do any basal testing? https://www.mysugr.com/en/blog/basal-rate-testing/ It’s not always just the bolus, the Fiasp in your case, that needs to be adjusted to get blood sugars down. I find that basal needs can vary from season to season; I need more in the colder months than I do when it’s warmer.
I also find that if I eat when my blood sugars are above 8 then I also need to put in an extra bit of bolus to bring them down, and wait until they begun to get lower before I have any carb. Thank goodness for the Libre, even though the interstitial glucose lags 15 minutes behind a blood test, and the ability we now have to track sugars without sore fingers!
Having said that, there are times when my results are far from perfect, and the air gets a bit blue.
You take your insulin after yiu meal wheb having pizza, does it help when you spike because I spike 3 hrs after pizza and i still high for a long time?I find it depends what I eat I normally take mine about 20 mins before but if I eat pasta pizza kebab or such like I can take it an hour and a half after and I normally over calculate , it’s taken a while to get this sorted but it works for me , pasta is one of the ones for me if I take my insulin before I eat it my sugars rocket about 4 hours after
Taking my insulin after I eat any pasta pizza style dishes does help with my high blood sugar spikes ! If this will work for you? I can’t really say as we know diabetes is in individual thing , it took me a bit of experimenting to get where I am today, but that’s diabetes , you eventually find out what works for you , there are hard and fast rules but sounds like you are experiencing similar things to me when you eat pizza, which isn’t uncommon , these type of foods tend to be what I class as “ long term” carbs which I find take longer and to raise stars , it can be a bit of trial and error at first but you will get there in the endYou take your insulin after yiu meal wheb having pizza, does it help when you spike because I spike 3 hrs after pizza and i still high for a long time?
Do you have same isse?
Should you think i try to take insulin later?