Fasting with insulin

[Deleted member 208503]

I currently take a premixed insulin
twice daily but always feel like I
have to eat too much. Even using
less. But when I don't use it
my numbers start climbing high.
How can I combine some fasting
in safety?
Im aware there are more modern
insulins- but when I used them
I was ravenous and this insulin
works for me.

 

[Antje77]

You cannot fast on a premixed insulin.

You'll need the basal even when fasting, but because the bolus is mixed in you'll go low because you didn't eat for the bolus.

 

[Deleted member 208503]

I was doing omad but it doesn't allow for
both injections of my premix.
I'm want to do a 12 hour fast between eating
and the 2 injections -which will work.

The only thing I can't figure out is
that I can't eat early in the day not until
at least 1 in the afternoon. That makes
the 12 hours to eat at least 1 am.
Also I'd be injecting then too.
Checking my bs would be no issue
as I am up hourly anyway.
It's just a matter of what to eat?
(something soft or liquidy something
Not too salty or sweet no meat
and cheaper - not needing cooked)

Any ideas?

 

[Hopeful34]

Could you give us an idea of how many carbs you're wanting to eat please? Maybe something milk based??

 

[Deleted member 208503]

Could you give us an idea of how many carbs you're wanting to eat please? Maybe something milk based??

I'm eating 50 to 100 carbs.
Depending on the soup.
I guess that would increase
Unless I ate the soup in halves.

 

[Deleted member 208503]

I'm eating 50 to 100 carbs.
Depending on the soup.
I guess that would increase
Unless I ate the soup in halves.

I have milk based nutritional drinks
One at 45g of carbs
The other is 19g of carbs