Preparing for Your Insulin Infusion
Morning Appointments
Target Glucose
150 or higher
Instructions to Follow
Eat a balanced breakfast
Reduce your insulin dose by 1/2.
Hold off on taking all diabetic medicine and insulin before your morning appointment.
Afternoon Appointments
Target Glucose
150 or higher
Instructions to Follow
Have a nutritious, well-balanced meal before you come over.
The evening prior to your afternoon appointment, make sure to take all medication as directed.
In the morning of your afternoon appointment, only take half of your insulin dose.
Stick to your usual medication schedule for all other prescriptions.
Preparation for Insulin Pump Users
Pre-appointment meals and snacks with high protein and low carbs.
Pre-Appointment Meal Ideas
Snacks
- Jerky: a high protein snack that comes in various flavors (meat that has fat trimmed)
- Trail Mix: a combo of nuts and dried fruit
- Turkey Roll Ups: sliced deli meat with low-fat cheese & vegetables rolled up into one.
- Greek Yogurt Parfait: add nuts and berries
- Greek Yogurt and veggies
- Hard-Boiled Eggs
- Low-Fat Cheese
- Nuts
- Tuna Salad
- Celery Sticks/Apples with Peanut Butter
- Hummus or Roasted Chickpeas with Veggies
- Cottage Cheese (add nuts or fruit or eat plain)
- Protein Shakes with Skim Milk
- Protein Bars
Breakfast
- Greek Yogurt (Vanilla): Greek yogurt is like a concentrated version of regular yogurt, with more protein packed into each spoonful.
- 1 large egg: Beat your egg and mix in black beans, avocado, lime, and pico de gallo, or enjoy it plain, as you prefer.
- English Muffins (Whole-Grain)
- Eggs & Cheese: add to any approved foods on the list for added protein.
- Cottage Cheese
- Breakfast Tacos/Burrito: add eggs, beans, chorizo, cheese and avocado.
- Whole Grain English Muffin Egg Sandwich: add eggs, cheese, chicken sausage or turkey bacon (these are lower in fat and salt content)
- Breakfast Casserole: (low fat, low sodium) sausage, onion, bell peppers, milk, eggs, and cheese.
- Egg Bites: add spinach (leafy greens), tomato, cheese, turkey bacon(low fat, low sodium), eggs, and milk.
- Protein Cups: add peanut butter, chocolate chips, oatmeal, protein powder (optional)
Lunch
- Egg Salad with toast/crackers
- Tuna Salad with toast/crackers
- Chicken Salad with toast/crackers
- Quesadilla: use lower-carb tortillas, add high-protein meat, beans, and cheese.
- Taco: use lower carb tortillas, add high-protein meat, beans, and cheese.
- Burrito: use lower carb tortillas, add high-protein meat, beans, and cheese.
- Chicken Fried Rice: add egg for extra protein, 1 serving size of rice
- Chili: add chicken/meat, and beans
- Rice Bowl: add veggies, eggs, meat/chicken, garbanzo beans
- Meat
- Non starchy veggie
Pre-Appointment Meal Ideas: Fast Food Edition
McDonald's
Breakfast
• Sausage Burrito
• Sausage McMuffin w/ egg
• Egg McMuffin
Lunch
• Burger/Chicken sandwich NO BUN
• Chicken Nuggets
Burger King
Breakfast
• Egg-normous Burrito
Lunch
• Burger/Chicken sandwich NO BUN
Hardee's
Breakfast
• Loaded Breakfast Burrito
Lunch
• Burger/Chicken sandwich NO BUN
• Chicken Tenders (limit due to carbs in breading)
Dunkin'
Breakfast
• Wake up Wrap
• Turkey Sausage, egg and cheese on English Muffin
• English Muffin with Egg and Cheese
Taco Bell
Breakfast
• Cheesy Toasted Burrito
• Cheesy Toasted Breakfast Burrito
Lunch
• “Fresco Style”: ask for this when ordering (Remove: Cheese, sour cream, and mayo-based sauces. Add diced tomatoes)
• Add beans for extra protein
• Keep up with carbs through how many tortillas eaten
Chick-fil-a
Breakfast
• Breakfast Burrito
• Egg White Grill
• Sausage/Bacon, Egg & Cheese Muffin
• Greek Yogurt Parfait
Lunch
• Grilled Chicken Sandwich
• Fried Chicken Sandwich
• Grilled Nuggets
• Fried Nuggets
• Grilled Tenders
• Fried Tenders
• Greek Yogurt Parfait
