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<blockquote data-quote="grh1904" data-source="post: 187236" data-attributes="member: 898"><p>Personally I NEVER inject before I eat, I always do it immediately after.</p><p></p><p>I was initially advised to inject just before I ate but then ran into a major problem. I was at work and injected just I started my to eat during my break. There was an emergency situation that I had to run off to having just taken (if i can recall) either 7 or 8 units. This then created a bigger problem than the one I had to run out to.</p><p></p><p>I've never had to return food but I did also once take what I needed for what was on the plate, but got half way through & started to feel full & left about a third of the meal, again this created a problem later on.</p><p></p><p>I find that unless I eat something like chocolate or other food that will break down very very quickly, this is the best option as by & large the novorapid starts to be absorbed & get to work quicker than the foods we generally eat.</p><p></p><p>Think about it, if you're blood sugars are low you are advised to take something FAST acting like orange juice WAIT 10 MINUTES & test yourself again, so even the fastest acting sources of glucose take at least 10mins to register in the body.</p><p></p><p>If you inject a minute or two after you've finished eating then there will be no problem with your BG's rising as the foods have only just got into the body & not yet started to break down and you can be more accurate with the amount of insulin you need.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="grh1904, post: 187236, member: 898"] Personally I NEVER inject before I eat, I always do it immediately after. I was initially advised to inject just before I ate but then ran into a major problem. I was at work and injected just I started my to eat during my break. There was an emergency situation that I had to run off to having just taken (if i can recall) either 7 or 8 units. This then created a bigger problem than the one I had to run out to. I've never had to return food but I did also once take what I needed for what was on the plate, but got half way through & started to feel full & left about a third of the meal, again this created a problem later on. I find that unless I eat something like chocolate or other food that will break down very very quickly, this is the best option as by & large the novorapid starts to be absorbed & get to work quicker than the foods we generally eat. Think about it, if you're blood sugars are low you are advised to take something FAST acting like orange juice WAIT 10 MINUTES & test yourself again, so even the fastest acting sources of glucose take at least 10mins to register in the body. If you inject a minute or two after you've finished eating then there will be no problem with your BG's rising as the foods have only just got into the body & not yet started to break down and you can be more accurate with the amount of insulin you need. [/QUOTE]
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