How Much Insulin is Too Much Insulin?
Following the same idea of another thread about Test, let me ask here: How much insulin do you guys think is too much? Where is the limit?
To give a little context let me create this hypothetical scenario:
Let's say that I've been monitoring my blood glucose for a while and know exacly how much slin I need to put it within a normal range (and with which carbs). I am not adding any more carbs than what's already in my diet and will consume half of it after my workouts. For the sake of example, let's say that it's 300g of carbs, would be ok to take 30ui of insulin after the workout with it? Where is the point of diminsh results? I am curious about what you guys think.
Warning
Before someone have any ideas about taking a ton of insulin:
Insulin can be fatal, I am only asking this for educational purposes, I am not encouraging anyone to take huge amounts of insulin, it's not something you should mess with if you don't know what you are doing, so:
1) Buy a glucometer and keep of your blood glucose in check.
2) Always start with a low dose and see how your body reacts. (1iu/10g of carbs is considered a safe starting point)
3) Always have some kind of fast digesting carbs nearby in case you start to feel any kind of hypoglycemia symptoms.
4) Don't take insulin before going to bed because you could go hypo in your sleep and it will be bad.
5) Fats slow down the absorption of carbs, so, while it's not a problem in itself, you should be carefull because any extra fat with your carbs can make the same amount that was ok before, make you go hypo.