between 20-30 minutes for me.......
if I walk to the train station in the morning instead of driving, I would dose up just before.....
If my BS readings are good, I'll bolus half an hour before breakfast, 20 before other meals, if I'm having pasta or a low GI meal, I'll split my bolus, only had time to bolus 15 mins before breakfast this morning and it went 2 mmol/l higher after an hour than it normally would. Don't normally test after but wanted to see the difference it made this morning. Just have to try and test afterwards to see how things work for you.
I tend to try for 30mins with carbs and about 20 mins with LC.Really? That long? are you eating lots of carbs? I only ask because this 'timing' is new to me. The weird thing is I stay steady with guac for 3 or 4 hours and then I pop up. I thought it might be delayed because it is fat, no P or carbs (1/2 avocado) but I tried other foods like egg salad and same thing. Then at lunch I will bolus a little early to let it get in there and I am back to lower at dinner. I Am not rising much, about 20 pts but I feel weird when BS is moving, even in small increments. Also if I eat animal P for BF (even just one small piece of deli turkey on a piece of romaine with mayo) I always go low 1st and then pop up fast never to come back down. Bolusing a few minutes before BF is helping but not perfect yet. I may try backing it up more
Aye, well 15 minutes. If I split the bolus and save some to take later, I'll set the alarm on my phone...just in case!Wow, 5 min makes that much difference? This is all very interesting to me.
Do you set timer? LOL. I feel like a prisoner, timing, weighing, measuring. It's all good. Just the cards I was dealt.
I tend to try for 30mins with carbs and about 20 mins with LC.
What you describe here sounds like your basal is not properly titrated with uplift on LC after four hours. Unlikely to be bolus.
Really? That long? are you eating lots of carbs? I only ask because this 'timing' is new to me. The weird thing is I stay steady with guac for 3 or 4 hours and then I pop up. I thought it might be delayed because it is fat, no P or carbs (1/2 avocado) but I tried other foods like egg salad and same thing. Then at lunch I will bolus a little early to let it get in there and I am back to lower at dinner. I Am not rising much, about 20 pts but I feel weird when BS is moving, even in small increments. Also if I eat animal P for BF (even just one small piece of deli turkey on a piece of romaine with mayo) I always go low 1st and then pop up fast never to come back down. Bolusing a few minutes before BF is helping but not perfect yet. I may try backing it up more
I bolus 30 mins before I eat
No I don'tBased on your screen name can I assume you eat lots of carbs?
No I don't
Many people misread the screen name as carbs Rock where as it actually says carbs R OK
It doesn't matter what quantity of carbs I do ea,t I always bolus 30 mins before I eat unless it's a fatty meal.
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