3 Moves That Make Pre-Bolusing Safe | Avoid Going Low | Type 1 Diabetes
Consider this your permission slip, signed by 34 years of mistakes. If you pre-bolus and the food shows up late and you start to drop, you are allowed to eat a few fast carbs to hold steady and cover ...
22 Jul 5min
Your Fear of Lows Is Costing You Time in Range | Type 1 Diabetes
The fear of going low is real, and Neil would never talk you out of it. But it's also quietly running a tab, and the bill comes due in time in range. A 2024 study found that people with more fear of h...
20 Jul 5min
The Study That Proves Pre-Bolusing Works | 15 Minutes, 50 Points | T1D
Today Neil stops saying "trust me" and starts saying "here's the study." A trial published in Diabetes Care found that dosing rapid insulin 15 minutes before a meal dropped the blood sugar peak to abo...
17 Jul 6min
Why Food Beats Insulin to the Finish Line | Pre-Bolus Science, T1D
Half the planet is watching the World Cup, so Neil explains the mechanism of the post-meal spike in soccer terms. Your food is the striker, already past the defense. Your insulin is the defender who g...
15 Jul 5min
Pre-Bolus with @bolusandbiceps | Amanda Mueller
Everybody with type 1 diabetes knows they should pre-bolus. Almost nobody actually does it. In this episode, Amanda Mueller (@bolusandbiceps), certified personal trainer and T1D coach, breaks down why...
13 Jul 1h 2min
The Simple Fix for Post-Meal Spikes in Type 1 Diabetes
SHOW NOTES: We’ve spent a week and a half in the problem, the spike, the loop, the fear. Today the sun comes out. Neil turns the corner to the fix, and it’s almost annoyingly simple: your food is fast...
10 Jul 5min
Every Reason You Don't Pre-Bolus (and why they're all valid)
SHOW NOTES: Here’s the quiet part said out loud: the reason you don’t pre-bolus is not that you’re lazy or that you don’t care. It’s that it scares you. Neil names the specific fear at the center of t...
8 Jul 5min
Fear of Going Low: The Real Reason You Don't Pre-Bolus
SHOW NOTES: Here’s the quiet part said out loud: the reason you don’t pre-bolus is not that you’re lazy or that you don’t care. It’s that it scares you. Neil names the specific fear at the center of t...
6 Jul 5min
