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I will have a go at the Greek yoghurt tomorrow I will keep you posted
with hassle with lunch means I start lunch with with 11 or 12 mmol
Hi, I usually surface around 3.30/4.00 am, to start work at 6.30ish (20 min walk to work), and due to my work regime of physical cleaning I must admit to the horror of most that I have a bowl of Bran flakes, quarter chopped banana, almond milk and cinnamon sprinkled on top and x2 slices of Burgen bread toasted with Pro-active margarine and green tea). This keeps my glucose levels OK until around 9.00 am when I have a sugar-free yoghurt and home-made wholemeal/apple/walnut scone with half slice LO Cheese. When I'm ready to leave 1 and a half hours later my BGs are either the same or lower than before I ate something (rough example 6.1 pre-breakfast; 4.2 pre-9o'clock; 5.6ish max. on leaving job depending on activity involved). I understand everyone differs but this works for me in confidence that I'm not pushing anything out of control. You're right though, the early morning activity works more effectively, and slows down throughout the day if you're on 2 injections daily. I can't speak for the pre-meal injections and carb-counting though, sorry - I'm a Humulin M3 twice daily (10 units am and pm.Hello everyone,
I would love to hear if there are any fellow T1's that start work early in the morning. I get up at 545 and start work at 7. My lunch break is at 1130. As i get up very early i usually have a normal portion of porridge and then head off. But around 1000 i feel really hungry. problem is when i eat something then i get hassle with lunch. Overall it look i need more food in the morning that at any time of the day. I am not a large dinner eater. Do some of you use cereal? Just a sandwich? I dont have much time in the morning to prepare complicated stuff. All suggestions are welcome
Look forward hearing from you
I eat a variety, including porridge. I usually make my own mix of a good quality muesli plus a good quality granola plus All Bran. I have it with full fat milk, and always weigh my cereal rather than guess. I bolus in advance and that keeps any spike low
When I have a mid-morning snack, I keep the carbs 20g or below usually, bolus enough insulin to be in range about 90 mins later, and usually eat my snack at around the same time.
My advice is to sort your breakfast first - find a cereal that works, find a bolus amount and time that works, and then once that's ok, you can look at getting your snack bolus right so you're in range before lunch.
When I'm busy, I tend to eat the same breakfast every day for simplicity
I find cereal works well for both blood sugar and filling power - and time!