# Bolusing, Foods and their effects on BG...and yes I am a chicken and may be over reacting to my lows **URL:** \ **Category:** Type 1 & LADA\ **Created:** [April 20, 2020, 6:28am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/bolusing-foods-and-their-effects-on-bg-and-yes-i-am-a-chicken-and-may-be-over-reacting-to-my-lows/9673 "2020-04-20T06:28:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 62
**Author:** ![Chris](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/chris/32/382_2.png) [@Chris](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Chris)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2020, 8:39pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/bolusing-foods-and-their-effects-on-bg-and-yes-i-am-a-chicken-and-may-be-over-reacting-to-my-lows/9673/62 "2020-05-03T20:39:14Z")
Depending on what your bg was before the meal started, that may have been pretty perfect as a bolus for that meal. Assuming it was in the 80-90 range, I think you nailed that meal. Although if you don’t want to eat the cheese, you could start decreasing that amount a little. Good test. As far as worrying about the pen being inaccurate with less than one unit, you should not worry about that. I did a test on a scientific balance and assuming you prime your needle the pens, both the cheap looking plastic ones and the nicer replaceable cartridge pens are suprisingly accurate in their dosing even down the the lowest dose you can dial in. > [@How Accurately Can You Dose? An experiment for Eric](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/how-accurately-can-you-dose-an-experiment-for-eric/4149): > > Well after some discussion I created my latest science experiment and I submit it for your review. At various points in time, as well as during some discussions here at FUD, I was wondering about the accuracy and reproducibility of all of these gadgets that measure and deliver insulin to our favorite diabetics. To help figure things out, I enlisted my son to ask his high school chemistry teacher if I could borrow an analytical balance to test things out. Mrs. B. was kind enough to allow me ac… --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/bolusing-foods-and-their-effects-on-bg-and-yes-i-am-a-chicken-and-may-be-over-reacting-to-my-lows/9673)._