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I used to snack a lot, but have weaned myself off them. I always enjoyed a (low fat) choc bar mid morning, but keep them for hypos now! On my DAFNE course we were told we could have up to 25g of carbs without the need for bolus as the basal would take care of it. Now I have my libre, I know this doesn't work for me. I had a small snack yesterday afternoon as I was 4.3 before driving, and spiked to 14, even though I was walking round the shops!
I weaned myself off snacks just because I don't want to have spikes. If I can do it anyone can!!
Your DAFNE course leader got that badly wrong @linda321, basal insulin is meant to keep your bg levels stable in the absence of food, if you need a 25g snack to keep your bg levels up then this would mean your basal dose needs adjusting.