When you eat carbohydrates, your blood sugars rise far faster than your insulin can cope with. There are several strategies to work around this:
- Inject 10-30 minutes before eating, depending on your starting blood sugar, and which insulin you use. Jade’s delayed eating suggestions can help here
- Use faster insulins like Humalog, Apidra and Novolog/NovoRapid
- Eat smaller meals. So rather than having 3 meals with 100 grams carbs, have 6 meals of 30-40 grams, or better yet, try to gradually lower the amount of carbohydrate you eat. You’ll need less insulin, have less mood swings, and feel better.
