strict 4 hours apart

D

Deleted member 208503

Guest

• Nov 12, 2017

• #1

does anyone use the 4 hour apart "rule" before dosing with
rapid insulin again?
or are more people flexible and maybe eat and dose 3 hours
apart if they are hungry already?

when i first began a rapid insulin i was told that i cant use anymore
until 4 hours have passed

 

Emily95

Well-Known Member

Messages

99

Type of diabetes

Type 1

Treatment type

Insulin

• Nov 12, 2017

• #2

I stick with that to avoid stacking doses means I don't ever snack as well, you get used to it.

 

Deanoh

Well-Known Member

Messages

116

Location

Stoke on Trent

Type of diabetes

Type 1

Treatment type

Insulin

Dislikes

Diabetes ;)

• Nov 12, 2017

• #3

I've done less than 4 hours - no-one even said anything about the 4 hour rule to me haha, but hey, done me no harm..

@Emily95 go on, have a snack

 

Antje77

Moderator

Staff Member

Moderator

Messages

21,652

Location

Friesland (the Netherlands)

Type of diabetes

LADA

Treatment type

Insulin

• Nov 13, 2017

• #4

No-one gave me a rule about when to take insulin. When I bolus for dinner, and then decide I want dessert I just bolus again. Same goes for snacks. I'm only more careful when I'm not particularly sure about the first bolus. Then I test more often and keep another snack handy.

 

Emily95

Well-Known Member

Messages

99

Type of diabetes

Type 1

Treatment type

Insulin

• Nov 13, 2017

• #5

No one told me a rule, I just know that my bolus insulin is out of my system in about 4 hours so I choose not to stack and risk hypo/ hyper rollercoasters but, like @Deanoh has said it doesn't do him any harm so it's individual choice I suppose.