# I used the Force on an Ethiopian dinner

**URL:** <https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/i-used-the-force-on-an-ethiopian-dinner/2107>\
**Category:** Flatliners\
**Created:** [September 22, 2017, 12:27am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/i-used-the-force-on-an-ethiopian-dinner/2107 "2017-09-22T00:27:12Z")\
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**Author:** ![Kaelan](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/kaelan/32/989_2.png) [@Kaelan](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Kaelan)\
**Post date:** [September 22, 2017, 12:27am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/i-used-the-force-on-an-ethiopian-dinner/2107/1 "2017-09-22T00:27:12Z")

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Last night we had an Ethiopian dinner, with injera, tibs, lots of curries, split peas, lentils, etc. I had many difficult dishes with a lot of carbs and fat. I had no idea how many carbs it had and how to calculate. So I used the Force.

Here is how it went:

 ![KCTdTBGTrackEthiopian_2017-09-20c](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/fudiabetes/original/2X/1/12d29de1e671218be815a41f105d01196e21d897.jpg)

It went really well for my extended bolus (3 hours). But later that night I lost my nice track: lots of injections. So I still need a lot of practice with the Force.

Thanks to my Dad for the Clarity pic and data.

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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:** [September 22, 2017, 12:37am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/i-used-the-force-on-an-ethiopian-dinner/2107/2 "2017-09-22T00:37:48Z")

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It still looks like you didn’t go much above 150 the whole night - that’s awesome for not knowing carb counts! Great job!

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**Author:** ![Eric](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/eric/32/9209_2.png) [@Eric](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Eric)\
**Post date:** [September 22, 2017, 3:48am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/i-used-the-force-on-an-ethiopian-dinner/2107/3 "2017-09-22T03:48:13Z")

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> [@Kaelan](#):
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> I had no idea how many carbs it had and how to calculate. So I used the Force.

Wonderful job!

Using the Force is really such a liberating thing, because there are so many things you can use beside just carbs, BG and IOB. You can really become tuned in on what you need. I am happy to hear you doing that!

Your trace looks better than anything a forumua would give you! 😉

We are building an army of Jedi D Warriors here!  
 ![image|30x30](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/fudiabetes/original/2X/1/1b57fb1600357335e9d0f45661cda97478aa6e30.jpg)

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**Author:** ![Kaelan](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/kaelan/32/989_2.png) [@Kaelan](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Kaelan)\
**Post date:** [September 23, 2017, 3:11am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/i-used-the-force-on-an-ethiopian-dinner/2107/4 "2017-09-23T03:11:05Z")

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> [@Pianoplayer7008](#):
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> you didn’t go much above 150 the whole night

Thank you, I think I was lucky!

> [@Eric](#):
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> Your trace looks better than anything a forumua would give you! 😉

Thank you @Eric! When I look at my BG for that meal, I think that I probably should have the same prebolus, but 6-7U of extended bolus over 6 hours instead of 4U over 3 hours. This meal had LOTS of fat. It is really good though!

@Chris wrote that @Cody does 100% pre-bolus for pizza, then 75% bolus over 4 hours. This meal was fattier than pizza I think, so that would kinda make sense: 100% prebolus (that’s what I did), then 66-77% extended bolus over 6 hours.