# Bolusing while sick question

**URL:** <https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/bolusing-while-sick-question/2327>\
**Category:** Type 1 & LADA\
**Tags:** sick-day-plan\
**Created:** [October 11, 2017, 8:51pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/bolusing-while-sick-question/2327 "2017-10-11T20:51:51Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Thomas](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/thomas/32/1719_2.png) [@Thomas](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Thomas)\
**Post date:** [October 12, 2017, 6:13pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/bolusing-while-sick-question/2327/21 "2017-10-12T18:13:15Z")

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> [@cardamom](#):
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> I’m not sure the extent to which its quality actually decreases (although I think maybe I tried some once and it tasted weird?).

I have a friend who was actually an officially paid quality control tester for Gatorade (Quaker). For real. lol.  
The test is to slowly tilt it upside down then slowly tilt it right side up. If you see any “floaties” then it is bad. If not then it is good.

Very technical - I know.

lol

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**Author:** ![Michel](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/michel/32/387_2.png) [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\
**Post date:** [October 12, 2017, 9:05pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/bolusing-while-sick-question/2327/22 "2017-10-12T21:05:21Z")

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> [@cardamom](#):
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> I know diet sodas with aspartame degrade in quality extremely quickly following their expiration date (I can taste it when a diet coke is even weeks past the date; by months it’s just gross

I agree. We are often left with diet sodas after family reunions, they die off very fast. I don’t find that true for regular sodas.

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**Author:** ![Pianoplayer7008](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/pianoplayer7008/32/1507_2.png) [@Pianoplayer7008](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Pianoplayer7008)\
**Post date:** [October 14, 2017, 3:39am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/bolusing-while-sick-question/2327/23 "2017-10-14T03:39:08Z")

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> [@cardamom](#):
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> I usually just use the lower calorie gatorade

> [@Thomas](#):
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> Us also. G2 Gatorade.

Great! I’ll have to pick some of that up. Hopefully with how slow you sip on things when sick, it wouldn’t be too many carbs at once.

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**Author:** ![Thomas](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/thomas/32/1719_2.png) [@Thomas](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Thomas)\
**Post date:** [October 14, 2017, 5:57pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/bolusing-while-sick-question/2327/24 "2017-10-14T17:57:49Z")

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For us, with the degree to which the BG seems to go up all by itself, I find the 13g carbs per 20 oz bottle to be irrelevant. We don’t even dose for it.

I figure the 120% ~ 150% basal increase and the extra 1 ~ 1.5 units bolus per hour probably will pick up the G2 on the side.

lol

Usually first sign my T1 is getting sick is BG getting stuck high (\>300) for no reason and for which a normal correction seems ineffective.

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