Ever been told that low carb meals don’t require a bolus? Well, there is more to that narrative that we’re not usually told. Every macronutrient plays a role in our bolus strategy, which may be why you still see high blood sugars after low carb, high protein meals!

What do things like pizza, burgers and Chinese food all have in common? If you answered “they’re impossible to bolus for”, this episode is for you! While these meals can be more difficult on blood sugars, they’re not impossible to tackle! High carb, high fat meals just take different considerations and different strategies.

If something doesn’t work for you, you have the power to change it! Meet Anna Williams. Type 1 of 19 years. For four years, Anna ate primarily keto (low carb, high fat). While she thought it was best for her blood sugars, she realized it wasn’t best for her relationship with diabetes. Inside this podcast episode, Anna shares more about her decision to change her diet to incorporate more carbs and how she’s done it while improving blood sugars.

What’s the best diet for people living with diabetes? A balanced one! A question we get inside of Keeping it 100 most often is “what does a balanced meal look like and how do I get it to work for my blood sugars?”

What’s the most important area to master in your diabetes management before all else? You guessed it, your baselines. While there’s such an emphasis on lifestyle, diet and exercise on blood sugars, the easiest area to overlook in having trust, ownership and predictability in your management is understanding how to test, assess and adjust your basal rates, carb ratios and correction factors.