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<blockquote data-quote="oldgreymare" data-source="post: 2257833" data-attributes="member: 20373"><p>Apologies if there are older threads that already comment on this, but how do well controlled T1s manage insulin doses to accommodate the <a href="https://www.google.com/search?rlz=1C5CHFA_enTH503TH503&sxsrf=ALeKk00ZlFKUFNWVoL7-JPTgUhcspwD-RA:1588605035218&q=gluconeogenesis&spell=1&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiW2r_2vprpAhVQfMAKHUMmC9cQkeECKAB6BAgVECc" target="_blank"><span style="color: #660033">gluconeogenesis</span></a> resulting from protein digestion? </p><p></p><p>I'm on MDI and trying to get back on the very low carb wagon which means in practice most of my current boluses (novorapid) are aimed at protein intake, not carbs. At present using rough estimate that 50% of protein gms will convert to glucose, so calculating bolus insulin dose to cover 100% carb gm + 50% protein gm. </p><p></p><p>What do others find works for you?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="oldgreymare, post: 2257833, member: 20373"] Apologies if there are older threads that already comment on this, but how do well controlled T1s manage insulin doses to accommodate the [URL='https://www.google.com/search?rlz=1C5CHFA_enTH503TH503&sxsrf=ALeKk00ZlFKUFNWVoL7-JPTgUhcspwD-RA:1588605035218&q=gluconeogenesis&spell=1&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiW2r_2vprpAhVQfMAKHUMmC9cQkeECKAB6BAgVECc'][COLOR=#660033]gluconeogenesis[/COLOR][/URL] resulting from protein digestion? I'm on MDI and trying to get back on the very low carb wagon which means in practice most of my current boluses (novorapid) are aimed at protein intake, not carbs. At present using rough estimate that 50% of protein gms will convert to glucose, so calculating bolus insulin dose to cover 100% carb gm + 50% protein gm. What do others find works for you? [/QUOTE]
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