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<blockquote data-quote="CarbsRok" data-source="post: 645960" data-attributes="member: 14029"><p><strong>This is what was posted on another site many years ago. I personally do not eat pizza but the method is very good for very high fat meals of any type.</strong></p><p></p><p></p><p>> </p><p>> Here is the technique doctors often teach in Italy to deal with pizza,</p><p>> which</p><p>> I agree is not an easy task (even for Italian diabetics) especially when</p><p>> you</p><p>> eat pizza at night and, as you said, you can't really walk it off (and in</p><p>> Italy we love eating pizza at night!).</p><p>> </p><p>> The idea is that when you eat the pizza, you bolus (normal bolus) for the</p><p>> amount of carbohydrates you estimate for the amount of pizza you eat. For</p><p>> a</p><p>> whole pizza from Tuscany/Liguria (the zones where you are going), which is</p><p>> pretty light and thin, I would say about 90-100g carbs (a Southern Italy's</p><p>> pizza is often a bit heavier). Let's say you eat it at 8pm. This insulin</p><p>> should keep your blood sugar ok until 10-11pm. At that time you do an</p><p>> additional bolus for about 1/3 of the insulin you did before but as a</p><p>> Square-Wave</p><p>> Bolus over 4 hours. (If you do not do this additional bolus, values will</p><p>> go</p><p>> up during the night)</p><p>> In my case, it means 6 U of insulin when I eat the pizza and 2 more at</p><p>> 11pm</p><p>> (released from 11pm to 3am).</p><p>> </p><p>> I am not sure what's the theory behind this method and I was rather</p><p>> suprised</p><p>> the first time I heard it but... it does work quite well for me.</p><p>> </p><p>> However, Diana's suggestion of eating some salad or vegetables, I would</p><p>> add</p><p>> before or together with the pizza, will also definitely help.</p><p>> </p><p>> Of course, be careful if you try what I wrote you (i.e. test during the</p><p>> night) and... let me know!!</p><p>></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CarbsRok, post: 645960, member: 14029"] [B]This is what was posted on another site many years ago. I personally do not eat pizza but the method is very good for very high fat meals of any type.[/B] > > Here is the technique doctors often teach in Italy to deal with pizza, > which > I agree is not an easy task (even for Italian diabetics) especially when > you > eat pizza at night and, as you said, you can't really walk it off (and in > Italy we love eating pizza at night!). > > The idea is that when you eat the pizza, you bolus (normal bolus) for the > amount of carbohydrates you estimate for the amount of pizza you eat. For > a > whole pizza from Tuscany/Liguria (the zones where you are going), which is > pretty light and thin, I would say about 90-100g carbs (a Southern Italy's > pizza is often a bit heavier). Let's say you eat it at 8pm. This insulin > should keep your blood sugar ok until 10-11pm. At that time you do an > additional bolus for about 1/3 of the insulin you did before but as a > Square-Wave > Bolus over 4 hours. (If you do not do this additional bolus, values will > go > up during the night) > In my case, it means 6 U of insulin when I eat the pizza and 2 more at > 11pm > (released from 11pm to 3am). > > I am not sure what's the theory behind this method and I was rather > suprised > the first time I heard it but... it does work quite well for me. > > However, Diana's suggestion of eating some salad or vegetables, I would > add > before or together with the pizza, will also definitely help. > > Of course, be careful if you try what I wrote you (i.e. test during the > night) and... let me know!! > [/QUOTE]
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