The Pre-Bolus Challenge Recap: All the Science | Type 1 Diabetes
Previously, on The Head Start: a man admitted he's had type 1 for 34 years and still sometimes doses with his mouth full, and an entire audience realized the after-dinner spike was never their fault. ...
28 Aug 5min
How to Make Pre-Bolusing a Lasting Habit | Type 1 Diabetes
The challenge is almost over, so the real question is what happens next week, when Neil isn't in your ears three times a week. This episode is about making the pre-bolus habit last past the finish lin...
26 Aug 5min
What a Flat CGM Line Feels Like After Meals | Time in Range, T1D
Remember day one, when the after-dinner spike was just the rent you paid for eating? Now think about last week, when you pre-bolused, ate, and looked down at a flat, boring, beautiful CGM line. This e...
24 Aug 6min
Is It OK to Dose Insulin After a Meal for Kids? | ISPAD Guidelines, T1D
Here's the permission slip every T1D parent needs: with a young child, dosing during or after the meal is not cheating. It's not failing at pre-bolusing. It is, in plain black and white in the interna...
21 Aug 5min
Pre-Bolusing for a Picky Toddler with Type 1 Diabetes | Combo Bolus
Your toddler asked for the macaroni, then looked at it like you served packing peanuts and demanded the one other food in the house, and you've got insulin on board for a meal that just got canceled. ...
19 Aug 6min
Pre-Bolusing & Why Your Tech Can't Save You Alone // Natalie, Bellini, DNP
She stopped counting years with type 1 a long time ago. Natalie Bellini counts days... more than 20,000 of them. This week Neil finally gets his dream guest: Natalie Bellini, DNP, FNP-BC, BC-ADM, CDCE...
17 Aug 54min
Pre-Bolusing and Still Spiking? Check Your Carb Count | Type 1 Diabetes
You pre-bolus. You give it the 15 minutes. You watch the arrow. And you're still spiking. Don't throw out the challenge, that spike is a clue. Neil puts on the detective hat, because timing is huge, b...
14 Aug 6min
Fiasp, Lyumjev & Afrezza: Do You Still Need to Pre-Bolus? | T1D
"Neil, I use Fiasp, or Lyumjev, or Afrezza, do I even have to wait?" Great question, and this episode gets genuinely nerdy about the answer. Fiasp and Lyumjev are ultra-rapid analogs, built with ingre...
12 Aug 7min
