Peanut bar ?

[helli]

My understanding is the “snacking for free” is using “spare basal”.
When we take slow acting insulin, we assume our basal requirements are the same for 24 hours whereas is reality, we need more at different times of the day. Typically, more basal is needed at night when we are not moving. Therefore, at the time of day when we naturally need less basal, we have extra basal on board which can we “mopped” up with a lowish carb snack.
This is also the reason for treating hypos with a fast acting carb and then slow acting. The fast acting carb is to overcome the hypo and the slow acting carb is to use up any potentially extra basal.

I was only told this when I moved to a pump because a pump adjust basal for the different times of the day meaning I have no “spare basal”, have to bolus for everything and do not need for the slow acting carbs after a hypo.

 

[helli]

After all that no I didn't like them they were realy sweet

These are not as sweet and less than 10g carbs.

https://groceries.morrisons.com/products/morrisons-dark-choc-sea-salt-nut-bars-456788011

 

[nonethewiser]

Another who has to bolus for snacks, carbs no carbs. On old insulin snacks were required between meals, like it or not.

 

[sammeyrach89]

Sorry I thought she said she had given too her child my appologies thanks x

 

[silentsquirrel]

Sorry I thought she said she had given too her child my appologies thanks x

She did say that, but she is the person with diabetes, not the son. You can tell by the Type 2 on the left, whereas yours says Parent!🙂
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