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<blockquote data-quote="Topher" data-source="post: 513637" data-attributes="member: 90475"><p>When you take the bolus it lasts for 3-5 hours. this is now called IOB (Insulin on Board). So if you think the bolus insulin lasts in your body for say 4 hours (as everyone is different) that would mean each hour is 25%. So if you have a snack after 2 hours after a meal. it will mean you have 50% of your insulin still in your body (IOB). The thoery is then that you should take 50% away from the next amount of bolus, so for a 25g snack, you should take 1 unit.</p><p></p><p>So in theory if you had a snack 3 hours after the main mean. It would mean your have used up 75% of the insulin and you still have 25% Insulin on BOARD (IOB) you would take 25% less insulin for the snack which would be 1.5 units</p><p></p><p>Now i am not sure if this works for everyone - but it is worth a try and see. - LET ME KNOW HOW YOU GET ON</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Topher, post: 513637, member: 90475"] When you take the bolus it lasts for 3-5 hours. this is now called IOB (Insulin on Board). So if you think the bolus insulin lasts in your body for say 4 hours (as everyone is different) that would mean each hour is 25%. So if you have a snack after 2 hours after a meal. it will mean you have 50% of your insulin still in your body (IOB). The thoery is then that you should take 50% away from the next amount of bolus, so for a 25g snack, you should take 1 unit. So in theory if you had a snack 3 hours after the main mean. It would mean your have used up 75% of the insulin and you still have 25% Insulin on BOARD (IOB) you would take 25% less insulin for the snack which would be 1.5 units Now i am not sure if this works for everyone - but it is worth a try and see. - LET ME KNOW HOW YOU GET ON [/QUOTE]
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