Eating out and walking

[cz_dave]

I am on vacation with my family and so my daily routine has changed quite a bit these days.

The biggest challenge is when we eat out in a restaurant and then walk back to the hotel. The walking back takes place typically when my NovoRapid peaks and I inevitably go low. Another challenge is assessing the amount of carbs in these restaurant meals I typically have not had before.

I am thinking about this approach: inject 50% of the bolus before eating and the rest after I get back to the hotel and my BS starts going up after the walk.

Any better ideas?

 

[pinewood]

This happens to me also - I generally follow the split-dose advice to get around it. Typically I'll do exactly as you suggested and have 50% of the total dose before eating and the remaining 50% at around the 1.5 to 2 hour post-eating mark but it depends on what exactly I've eaten (e.g. if high fat then I'll often need to split it into more than 2 doses).

I know that, for me, my total dose requirement for a meal is around 25 to 50% less when walking afterwards compared with when I'm remaining sedentary all night. For example, a Pizza Express pizza at the restaurant followed by a 20 minute walk after would be a total dose of around 6 to 7 units (split 50:50). Same pizza at home on the sofa would be more like 10-12 units (also split, although perhaps more like 30:40:30).

Enjoy your holiday!

 

[cz_dave]

Thanks, @pinewood. I have to say that I find this specific aspect of diabetes extremely annoying, i.e. having to carefully plan for any activity after eating.

 

[noblehead]

Any better ideas?

If it's a long walk back to the hotel you may only need the 50% dose when your eating (unless of course the meal is high in fat).

On an evening I walk my dog for an hour and reduce my bolus dose by 50% to account for the exercise.