I have been insulin dependent (type 1) for 45 years. I do not yet have any compl;ications. I started the dafne regime 5 yrs ago. (I am 73) and still am not totally happy with it. I find the previous comments most interesting and agree with the majority. However, I have found that when I have a meal with red meat my nos. are low after 2 hours but then rise hugely. If I have a veggie meal or one with turkey or lamb I can keep nos. on an even keel;.Has anyone else experienced this. And thanx for the info re when to inject - the dafne folks insist on it being immediatley before meal. And I have found that not to my taste -Sorry for that comment !! ------
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How early before your meal do you inject?
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Kristin251
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IF I ate large portions of fatty red meat I would spike much later. I also think 100% grass fed makes a difference. For me saturated fat in general makes a difference too. I mainly eat fish of all kinds, turkey, eggs and chicken. I love burgers and lamb but I keep portions small. This is a case where 'some' is better than none for me.
Dan87
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Is there a period which could be too early? My novorapid starts working after about 15mins and for some meals I have injected 30mins before, and my blood sugar has not dropped even though I've had extra insulin as my level has been high.
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Certainly, last week I found out that bolusing 20mins before my breakfast caused a dip in bg levels, I felt low postprandial and looking at the Libre graph I'd dipped into the low 3's, so my insulin kicked-in before my food began to digest, but must add that my pre-prandial bg level was in the 4's (think it was around 4.4-4.6).
Dan87
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How about the other side of the coin, where the insulin is a bit too early for the food so your levels rise due to this? Think this has happened to me but hard to be sure it's the cause.
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Trial and error Dan, by experimenting and keeping a note of the results will determine when you should bolus for food.
Kristin251
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Dan I think both could happen depending on what's in your meals. I could never get insulin there att he same time as my food when even when I was only eating 20 C per meal. Once I went to above ground veggies as my only source of carbs BG became MUCH steadier. I believe I saw on another thread you were drinking juice and eating sandwiches If I ate/drank those things I would expect erratic numbers which is why I don't .
I don't pump but I am not sure with MDI that you can achieve a steady line eating those foods without splitting doses. I think pumpers can get much closer but again as I don't pump I can't say for sure
Which shows we're all different in the level of carbs we can manage 
I've only bolused 'too early' once before and I found that was due to illness. Still, it's always good to bear in mind the possibility of going too low, even if 99% of the time you're fine. Diabetes likes to spring surprises sometimes!
I've only bolused 'too early' once before and I found that was due to illness. Still, it's always good to bear in mind the possibility of going too low, even if 99% of the time you're fine. Diabetes likes to spring surprises sometimes!
