World 10-2
Time to Eat!
But Without an Alarm Clock
Food Routine Ain’t So Bad
I’m not against eating at certain times of the day. Sometimes it makes things easier.
But if I’m in the middle of something, or it’s a day when routine goes out the window (eg special events, hikes), it’s handy to go without eating for a while.
When I started as a t1der, I was very regimented in when I had meals (in fact, with the insulin I had at the time, I had to inject 1/2 an hour before eating, making flexibility difficult).
Now, when my basal is right, I don’t have to eat breakfast when I first get up.
I haven’t always got my basal right unfortunately. But it really is a ‘base’ to focus on, to launch my food strategy from. If my basal is right, my BGL doesn’t go too high or too low.
I’m not against a routine time of eating – I’m against having to eat at that time. Being able to choose to eat or not is nice, but the basal needs to be about right.