# This is my Cereal Bowl.... Unlimited? Or Unnecessary?

**URL:** https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/this-is-my-cereal-bowl-unlimited-or-unnecessary/4226
**Category:** Type 1 & LADA
**Created:** [June 14, 2018, 8:35pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/this-is-my-cereal-bowl-unlimited-or-unnecessary/4226 "2018-06-14T20:35:12Z")
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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: [June 24, 2018, 8:05pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/this-is-my-cereal-bowl-unlimited-or-unnecessary/4226/113 "2018-06-24T20:05:45Z")

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> [@Nickyghaleb](#):
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> But would you do a sup-bolus after an hour long workout? Maybe this is “stuck thinking”, as, truly, all evidence proves it not to be so consistent, but I still consider my blood sugar to be more likely to trend down following a workout. Maybe I have to get that out of my head. As often as I test following a workout and see I’m back to needing full insulin almost immediately, you’d think I’d wipe the faulty generalization…

Your body is often times better able to utilize insulin after exercise.  
[how-exercise-increases-the-effect-of-insulin-and-carb-usage](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/how-exercise-increases-the-effect-of-insulin-and-carb-usage/3857)

But the counter-effect is **if** you have been at zero basal or reduced basal for hours, you might have to replace the lost basal. Those two things might cancel each other out for you.

I almost always do aggressive bolusing and carb intake right after. That helps to make sure I will have enough muscle glycogen for the next day.

But you just have to find a formula that works for you.

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