Chocolate question :)

[MeganN]

Hi, just a quick one

Do any of you dose differently for chocolate than you would for any other food?
I was wondering if you would need to dose differently because of the fat content?

Kind of like if you find you need to split bolus for pizza etc..

I may be on totally the wrong track here so do correct me if I'm barking up the wrong tree.

 

[delb t]

we never have-but H only eats the occasional kitkat chunky now and again and after a meal-I guess the more experienced peeps do- having just read the cearel thread im wondering why ready brek[ honey flavour] doesnt send him sky high

 

[MeganN]

Was wondering as I had a cheeky fruit and nut bar (small one line ones not big ones!) with my lunch and bolused as normal for it.

 

[everydayupsanddowns]

Most chocolate seems to behave with an 'all up front, wait a bit' approach for me.

Not something I do very often as I find the frustration of getting it wrong (or simply worrying about getting it wrong) robs me of the pleasure of most carby snacks.

 

[Dory]

i find chocoalte is as hard to bous for as fruit - ie it gets into your system before the insulin and leaves before the insulin is finished. so causes awful yo-yo ing for me.

I don't tend to eat much chocolate but when I do, I just bolus as normal - ie immediately when I'm eating (note I'm on a pump, MDI folk will possibly bolus and leave a while before eating)