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View Poll Results: Do you pre-meal bolus?
I typically pre-bolus 5 to 10 minutes 30 37.04%
I typically pre-bolus 20 to 30 minutes 14 17.28%
I typically pre-bolus even longer (how long?) 2 2.47%
I do pre-bolus, but only if I have a high BG. 10 12.35%
Pre-bolus? Never! 15 18.52%
Eat first, bolus later! 10 12.35%
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Old 04-17-2008, 02:13 PM
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Subby, I'm curious as to the reason you were told that pre-bolusing was a thing of the past...in regards to pumping.
1)Me too--- while I am MDI, the CDE I work with is constantly after me to change to pump and when we visit, we always spend much time talking about pumping and I assure you, she's never mentioned any attitude like that

B) The 2nd CDE I work with is, herself, a pumper and she has never mentioned any attitude like this.

Thirdly) I'm confused. It seems to me that a Good team is going to be working with you to find out the system that works Best For You, not whatever Holy Grail they Fandango by.
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Old 04-17-2008, 03:21 PM
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I don't pre-bolus because of sometimes i get stomach aches before i get done eating so I just bolus afterwards...I set alarms on my pump to help me to remember.
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Old 04-17-2008, 09:37 PM
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Originally Posted by Micha82 View Post
I always do Pre-Bolus, because I don´t know how much I can eat.
Sometime we start eating and my son is finished much to early, so it could be that I eat the rest when he is sleeping. I had many hypos with bolus before eating.
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You might try splitting your bolus... having a small pre-bolus that will cover what you know you will eat, then doing more if you eat more.
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