pizza thoughts!

[delb t]

I know Ive read this somewhere on here....do peeps add extra on when injecting for pizza...as we've had a few higher readings when the old goodfellas! has been consumed

 

[Northerner]

I usually add a bit extra on mainly due to the fact that a pizza is probably one of the highest carb meals I would eat. However, you might like to have a look at Bev's 'Pizza Night' experiment for some idea of what others did and what effect it had!

http://www.diabetessupport.co.uk/boards/showthread.php?t=6288

 

[Pumper_Sue]

Please note this has been posted by someone else on an email pump forum from a few years back it is not my idea but it does work for high fat foods.


>
> Here is the technique doctors often teach in Italy to deal with pizza,
> which
> I agree is not an easy task (even for Italian diabetics) especially when
> you
> eat pizza at night and, as you said, you can't really walk it off (and in
> Italy we love eating pizza at night!).
>
> The idea is that when you eat the pizza, you bolus (normal bolus) for the
> amount of carbohydrates you estimate for the amount of pizza you eat. For
> a
> whole pizza from Tuscany/Liguria (the zones where you are going), which is
> pretty light and thin, I would say about 90-100g carbs (a Southern Italy's
> pizza is often a bit heavier). Let's say you eat it at 8pm. This insulin
> should keep your blood sugar ok until 10-11pm. At that time you do an
> additional bolus for about 1/3 of the insulin you did before but as a
> Square-Wave
> Bolus over 4 hours. (If you do not do this additional bolus, values will
> go
> up during the night)
> In my case, it means 6 U of insulin when I eat the pizza and 2 more at
> 11pm
> (released from 11pm to 3am).
>
> I am not sure what's the theory behind this method and I was rather
> suprised
> the first time I heard it but... it does work quite well for me.
>
> However, Diana's suggestion of eating some salad or vegetables, I would
> add
> before or together with the pizza, will also definitely help.
>
> Of course, be careful if you try what I wrote you (i.e. test during the
> night) and... let me know!!
>

 

[delb t]

Jeeezzz ........ all that for a pizza!!!!!!!

 

[Hanmillmum]

Does he eat one to himself? My daughter has about a quarter or a third of a regular pizza which needs 50% of the insulin over 4hrs on the pump (other 50% up front). Not had to add any extra bolus onto it but may be because she's having smaller portion ? though appropriate for her size so perhaps not
Let us know what works in the end 🙂

 

[delb t]

Yes .... A whole one....Mmm Growing lad and all that! he is a slim build and sporty[17 now] and doesnt snack in between meals at all- which I suppose is a good habit to get into.maybe we will add a unit on for future .

 

[everydayupsanddowns]

I tend to keep to around 60-80g for pizza, that's usually 3-4 slices.

I don't get anything like the 'pizza effect' that many struggle with. After quite a bit of experimentation, what seems to work OK for me is 115% of the calculated total dose as a Dual Wave split 60:40 over only 1 or 2hrs

 

[HOBIE]

I tend to keep out of having pizzas. I see kids having big pizzas & full bottles of coke 😱😱😱 Would be shocked how many carbs that would be

 

[bev]

I know Ive read this somewhere on here....do peeps add extra on when injecting for pizza...as we've had a few higher readings when the old goodfellas! has been consumed

Hi Delb t,

After lots of trial and error we have finally worked out the best solution for Alex (although I realise its different on injections than a pump but may give you an idea of how to spread it out) which is 45/55 over 8 hours. When on injections we couldnt really get it right for pizza but did inject half before and the rest about 3 hours later - the trick is remembering to do it though. I hope you find a way of dosing - lots of pizza in your house to practice!🙂Bev

p.s. We also add on around 15 carbs for the fat content - not scientific but it works.