Evening Snack

[Dan1987]

This may be a stupid question but here goes
Sometimes after my tea i fancy a little snack sometimes this is a few hours after my tea can I or should I take a extra shot of insulin
I take 4 shots a day breakfast x2, Lunch and tea is it ok to take the extra one

Dan

 

[azure]

In theory you can bolus a number of times a day if youneat carby snacks. I often have such snacks and have some insulin (I'm on a pump) However, I tend to avoid doing that really close to bedtime in case I misjudge and go low during the night.

If you choose to snack, my advice would be to not have too many carbs and to test two hours after, setting an alarm if necessary. Or you could have a non-carb snack then if you prefer.

So - yes, you can, but you'll need to,watch you don't go too high or too low after.

(I'm presuming you're counting carbs and are able to,adjust your insulin appropriately)

 

[noblehead]

Just be careful if you do snack and bolus before bed until you know how your bg levels react, perhaps if you do this regularly stick with the same food so you know how much bolus to give, nothing worse than going to bed and waking up hypo a couple of hours later.

 

[Dan1987]

Yes I count carb for all my fast acting insulin
my Lantus is a fixed amount each day