A 59 year old with type 2 diabetes, A1c of 7.2%, takes bolus insulin before meals, plus basal insulin at night and metformin. They ask you how to best work in a piece of birthday cake for their grandchild’s upcoming birthday celebration.
What is the best advice?
- Take additional bolus insulin to cover the extra carbs
- Accept the cake but don’t actually eat it
- Increase their nighttime basal insulin to prevent hyperglycemia
- Skip the previous meal to allow for the extra cake carbs
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