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<blockquote data-quote="tim2000s" data-source="post: 1278480" data-attributes="member: 30007"><p>Hi Gareth, since you are considering a High Protein diet, which I've done in the past, let me give you some of the insights that I gained. </p><p></p><p>Even with a small amount of carbs, I found that I tended to need to bolus for protein, so you might as well not bother with the carbs. The other question is about how much protein you are talking about. At my peak, I was eating 200g a day, aligned with exercise, and I found that I needed to inject as though it had an I:C ratio of twice that of carbs with the meal (i.e. if 1:10 carbs, 1:20 protein). I also found, when on pens. that I needed a further 50% of the meal bolus around 2 hours later. The other thing I found with no carbs was that I needed to inject immediately before the meal, rather than pre-bolusing. </p><p></p><p>It's worth investing in a Freestyle Libre if you can afford it as it will make this process, and getting the timings right, a whole lot easier.</p><p></p><p>As with all of these things, YDMV, but you will need to test quite a bit to catch the delayed rises that occur.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="tim2000s, post: 1278480, member: 30007"] Hi Gareth, since you are considering a High Protein diet, which I've done in the past, let me give you some of the insights that I gained. Even with a small amount of carbs, I found that I tended to need to bolus for protein, so you might as well not bother with the carbs. The other question is about how much protein you are talking about. At my peak, I was eating 200g a day, aligned with exercise, and I found that I needed to inject as though it had an I:C ratio of twice that of carbs with the meal (i.e. if 1:10 carbs, 1:20 protein). I also found, when on pens. that I needed a further 50% of the meal bolus around 2 hours later. The other thing I found with no carbs was that I needed to inject immediately before the meal, rather than pre-bolusing. It's worth investing in a Freestyle Libre if you can afford it as it will make this process, and getting the timings right, a whole lot easier. As with all of these things, YDMV, but you will need to test quite a bit to catch the delayed rises that occur. [/QUOTE]
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