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<blockquote data-quote="UK T1" data-source="post: 2361121" data-attributes="member: 503751"><p>Hi all, as has been suggested, I notice a huge difference in the presence of post meal spikes when I haven't done much exercise/movement that day. </p><p></p><p>I raised this with my consultant during the first lockdown and he said it made complete sense. If you're less active and your circulation is therefore a little slower that day, then your insulin won't be broken down and absorbed as quickly. On those days I sometimes need to pre bolus up to 45 mins before a meal, depending on the meal. Other days I can inject as I start eating and get no spike. It is a bit of trial and error for me, depending on the meal and what exercise I have already done that day.</p><p></p><p>I wouldn't be happy regularly having spikes which take 5 hours to come to normal. It shows you you have the right insulin dose, and don't need to correct. But perhaps injection site rotation or injection timing need amending. It could be that lockdown has changed routine and so injection sites aren't being rotated as before, so this is explaining delayed insulin action? Hope some of this helps a little!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="UK T1, post: 2361121, member: 503751"] Hi all, as has been suggested, I notice a huge difference in the presence of post meal spikes when I haven't done much exercise/movement that day. I raised this with my consultant during the first lockdown and he said it made complete sense. If you're less active and your circulation is therefore a little slower that day, then your insulin won't be broken down and absorbed as quickly. On those days I sometimes need to pre bolus up to 45 mins before a meal, depending on the meal. Other days I can inject as I start eating and get no spike. It is a bit of trial and error for me, depending on the meal and what exercise I have already done that day. I wouldn't be happy regularly having spikes which take 5 hours to come to normal. It shows you you have the right insulin dose, and don't need to correct. But perhaps injection site rotation or injection timing need amending. It could be that lockdown has changed routine and so injection sites aren't being rotated as before, so this is explaining delayed insulin action? Hope some of this helps a little! [/QUOTE]
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