| I almost always jab 15 - 20 minutes before my meal. Unless I'm close to low... but even then, my insulin takes at least 10 minutes to start working so I'm not too worried.
There are some meals where I take two injections - mostly heavy fat meals, the slow yet horribly carb laden things like chinese. I'll inject most of the dose a while before eating (30 mins or so for chinese to give the insulin a good 'run up' lol), and then a little bit about an hour afterwards to help knock back the endless tail that chinese always brings.
It's a matter of trial and error. If you're not at home, be careful. If you're alone, be careful. If you're not sure of the carb content, be careful. Otherwise, I totally recommend jabbing at least 10 minutes before eating. You could always pre-jab just a half or quarter of your meal dose and do the rest as you sit down... that saves you for the times when you're not sure what you'll be eating or how much carb is involved. I do that at restaurants too if I'm not sure how long they'll take.
I really can't stand being high, so I've come up with all sorts of little tricks for avoiding spikes! My biggest issue with spiking high is that the higher I am, the more insulin resistant I become (and normally I'm not insulin resistant at all).
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