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Bolus for soup?

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Hi I was told not to bolus for soup? However the can says there is 22g or carbs. Ham and pea soup. What does everyone else do? Also was told not to bolus for qorn yet ive noticed on the packet there is atlease 4g in each quorn sausage?
 
astbury1 said:
Hi I was told not to bolus for soup? However the can says there is 22g or carbs. Ham and pea soup. What does everyone else do? Also was told not to bolus for qorn yet ive noticed on the packet there is atlease 4g in each quorn sausage?
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You def need to bolus.
 
This is what I thought! They told me that it released really slowly so not to bother but I did think otherwise! I shall give it a go! Thanks Peeps
 
I don't bolus for soup as if I do I always hypo, I just bolus for the bread I have with it.
 
astbury1 said:
This is what I thought! They told me that it released really slowly so not to bother but I did think otherwise! I shall give it a go! Thanks Peeps
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I suppose it might depend to some extent on what soup it was. Something like home made lentil soup would be very low GI, but a shop bought potato and leek would clearly have quite a lot of carbs in it! As with everything though, it's down to how you react personally as revealed by your meter 🙂
 
ahhhhh I see. This one is shop bought. I will trygiving myself a bit of bolus and keep an eye on it!🙂
 
If it's got potatoes and/or other thickening then I'll need to bolus. If it was clear probably less so - as you say Astbury, it depends on the carbs in it.

I'm also surprised it was said to be slowly absorbed - I find it fairly 'fast-in' as it's all whizzed up/processed and there's not a lot of non-carby bulk to slow it down, especially if eaten with some sort of bread.
 
I always bolus for my wife's homemade soup usually estimate 30g carb
 
Good grief! - tinned Tomato hits you like a steam train!

Always bolus! (unless as Mike says it's transparent LOL - eg Thai Hot & Sour, yukkkk)
 
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