What can be difficult?

It’s nice to enjoy eating out. This might be a meal at a friend’s house or in a restaurant or coffee shop or having a takeaway dinner. Whatever it is, you are likely to be facing different choices of food, different ingredients, recipes and portions compared to food that you eat at home. This makes carb counting trickier.

Also, the change to your routine when you eat out can affect your diabetes levels. You might be out much later than usual or just being a lot busier, dashing about getting ready. If you are having a drink, any alcohol or carbs in the drink can also have an impact on your glucose levels. 

From the point of view of the carbs, it is often a question of “guesstimating” the carbohydrate in your pasta or curry, or whatever you enjoy.  Monitor how the glucose levels change after your meal to learn how your choice of insulin dose worked and this can help you the next time.  

Watch the video below for more information about managing eating out:

Video transcript

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What can be
difficult?
Where to find
helpful information?
When should you
give your insulin?
Grabbing
a coffee
Case
studies
Share your
experience

9 thoughts on “What can be difficult?”

  1. DennyDen

    I think if I was on a pump I would split my insulin dose before and after a meal when eating out
    I don’t currently as I try to inject as little as possible so stick to the 4 essential times – rapid before each meal and background before bed

  2. Stef

    I don’t trust the contents of carbs being provided by restaurants, I do visual observation , of carb, sauce , ratio to insulin. Try to eat as clean as possible . Protein based meals . Assess blood glucose to leas to an equilibrium balance blood sugar in the 4.5 hour time. Certain occasions may require correctional shots , such recovering from illness.

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