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Insulin and a substantial breakfast

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Tck

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Just asking if 15g carbs from a banana and 3g from a fromage frais is enough for a breakfast when taking 4units of insulin. Need a quick exit breakfast and a grilled English breakfast works well for me but not when I need to be out the door at 7am.



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What's your insulin ratio to carbs at breakfast? Mine for example is 2:5 units to every 10g of carbs so for a 20g carb breakfast I take 5 units of novo rapid (assuming no correction is needed)...


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Tck said:
Just asking if 15g carbs from a banana and 3g from a fromage frais is enough for a breakfast when taking 4units of insulin. Need a quick exit breakfast and a grilled English breakfast works well for me but not when I need to be out the door at 7am.



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Your postprandial bg readings will tell you if 4 units was enough or too little.
 
Just been told to take 4 units of humalog 100U/ml with my breakfast. My one hour readings on this breakfast were 4.6. Usually after breakfast it's in the high 6's.


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