Most carbs you ever had in a single meal?
Today I had the largest carb meal I have had since taking control of my diabetes and getting on the pump. I bolused for 85g of carb which is 25g more than my usual large meals would have.
It got me thinking, what is the largest amount of carbs in a single meal you have either taken a shot to cover or bolused with your pump to cover?
It got me thinking, what is the largest amount of carbs in a single meal you have either taken a shot to cover or bolused with your pump to cover?
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Permalink Reply by Maureen on -
About 90 in a single meal. I just had to enjoy a most decadent dessert ;-) . My diet is fairly high carb - I just make sure I take enough insulin to cover the carbs, almost always using a dual-wave bolus.
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Permalink Reply by Mike S. on
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120 grams not to long ago. It was for a spanish rice dish with ground turkey. I was really hungry and had three cups of the stuff. Yes, it was good. Probably not the smartest thing I have done with the D, but oh well. I did stay on target though up through the five hours post (stopped checking after that). At least it was whole grain rice! LOL!
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I told my wife about this topic and what my reply was. She asked me if I was kidding because I bolused for a lot higher than 120 carbs. She said you did 200 once or twice a couple of years ago. She said I was pizza crazy. I remembered it after we talked about it. Only thing I can say, it must be my age.
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Permalink Reply by NyJonesy26/Ken on -
When I was first diagnosed just a few months ago, I would consistently have more than 100 carbs per meal. I rarely do that now, but when I see a sugary snack that I REALLY want, I'll do whatever it takes to have it.
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Permalink Reply by Rick Kowalczyk on -
wow........i feel like a pig now.....i have (on more than one occaision) eaten an entire medium size dominos pizza......by myself........
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Rick, how I want to do that. Pizza just screws me up way to much. I have to stick with a couple of slices and only from Pizza Ranch. Pizza Ranch is easier for me to bolus for and keep in range. All the other ones I can be high for 9 or 10 hours later. I am not saying that I hit it on the head all the time, but 60% isn't so bad when compared to the other places and I am like 10 or 20 percent.
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Permalink Reply by Ally on -
Oh god.
Maybe it's because i'm a teenager :( and I have no real self control.... and I love bread >_<;;;
On average my meals are usually 70-100 carbsish.
However i've been known to go out and party.... or go to a very big dinner and had to bolus for 170-200 carbs..... >_>;;;;
Though I find some foods (usually rhe higher in fat foods) I have to give myself more. My ratio is 1 unit : 10 Carbs. So sometimes when I get chinese food I have to go with 14 units of insulin, when realistically if i was to stick to that ratio it would probably only be like... 10-11 units of insulin.
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Permalink Reply by anexco on -
I eat bread every morning for breakfast for years now, it's always 100 gr of carbs. Not to speak of what would be my max amount...
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Permalink Reply by Angela on -
I've eaten about 130g before...but in my defense I was at a really nice buffet and needed to get my moneys worth! Oh and they had a CHOCOLATE FOUNTAIN for you to dip fruit and other sweets in. Yes, that's right, that's probably where the majority of the carbs came from haha.
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You definitely have to get your moneys worth at a buffet Angela. Otherwise, why even bother? And think about it this way, you were eating fruit that was dipped in chocolate, so that was good. Chocolate is supposed to be good for you, so again no fault of yours. So, in my opinion, you did good. Way to go!!! LOL!
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