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Protein

novorapidboi26

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Type of diabetes
Type 1
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Pump
In an effort to loose weight me and the wife are trying this herbal life programme, so basically two protein shakes to replace breakfast and lunch and then a 500 calorie dinner....

I have never bolused for protein as I have always had a moderate level of carbs in my diet, but I think I might need to rethink this logic on this program.

Is there a general rule/calculation for working out a bolus for the protein.....?
 
I'm sure I have seen "bolus for half the protein" somewhere.
Tagging @Mel dCP because she boluses for some protein.
 
I don’t eat meat, but I do eat fish, prawns and eggs. I bolus at 50% of my carb ratio for lean protein like white fish and prawns (even when served with fat) but don’t need to for oily fish, eggs or plant protein. For the lean fish proteins, I extend the bolus over two hours.

It’s all down to experimentation, I’m afraid!
 
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