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<blockquote data-quote="deszcznocity" data-source="post: 2282562" data-attributes="member: 520445"><p>Well, I mainly eat lamb and beef which means I get a rather flat blood glucose increase after meals. The problem is Humalog is too fast and too short acting. It kicks in 30 min after injection and lasts approx 60 mins. I need regular insulin to cover me for 4-5 hours of slow glucose release (gluconeogenesis). What I do at the moment is I take 1 unit 30 mins before meal, another 1-2 units with meal and then another 1 or 2 units after meal (depending on the amount and type of food). This means 3 injections per every meal at least (because of pen injections inconsistency - too small doses for what it has been designed for - high carb content meals) I eat three times a day. </p><p>I know hypos can be dangerous, but a) I check my blood glucose at least 18 times a day (according to my cgm) b) I know how to treat them.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="deszcznocity, post: 2282562, member: 520445"] Well, I mainly eat lamb and beef which means I get a rather flat blood glucose increase after meals. The problem is Humalog is too fast and too short acting. It kicks in 30 min after injection and lasts approx 60 mins. I need regular insulin to cover me for 4-5 hours of slow glucose release (gluconeogenesis). What I do at the moment is I take 1 unit 30 mins before meal, another 1-2 units with meal and then another 1 or 2 units after meal (depending on the amount and type of food). This means 3 injections per every meal at least (because of pen injections inconsistency - too small doses for what it has been designed for - high carb content meals) I eat three times a day. I know hypos can be dangerous, but a) I check my blood glucose at least 18 times a day (according to my cgm) b) I know how to treat them. [/QUOTE]
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