We routinely give more insulin than her ICR dictates for cereal. Cake, pies, are eaten usually on holidays only but they definitely require more insulin added up front. I am now going to add mashed potatoes to the list. What foods do you find you have to give more insulin for (assuming your ICR is correct), if any?
pizza…wow…what a disaster food if u dont take extra! and white rice!
I must take more insulin for any meal with extra protein or fat in it like cereal and desserts and pizza, etc. For example, I take more than what is indicated by the carb count on the label for a Snickers bar because of the fat vs a soda with no fat in it where I can go by the carb count shown on the can.
Actually I pretty much figured that if it doesn’t work for my I:C ratio, it probably is too unpredictable (and/or takes too much insulin) for me to eat altogether, or at least to eat in the amount I used to. There aren’t too many foods on this list for me, fortunately. I haven’t eaten sugar for 16 years due to an eating disorder. Cereal I decided after several efforts at different types, is hopeless. Rice is hopeless. Pizza I can do one good piece of thincrust artisan pizza with a large salad. Pasta I reserve for when I’m out at a restaurant where it’s the only thing I can eat on the menu. Potatoes are usually ok in reasonable amounts, ditto beans. And finally anything much above 50 carbs for a meal and the results get too unpredictable for me.