Time | Real 4-step method | Control (sham) 4-step method | |
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8:00 a.m. | Breakfast | Standardized cereal-based breakfast | Standardized cereal-based breakfast |
Insulin dose | Unchanged | Unchanged | |
1:00 p.m. | Lunch | Standardized pasta-based lunch | Standardized pasta-based lunch |
Insulin dose | Unchanged | Unchanged | |
5:00 p.m. | Pre-exercise meal | 1 g · kg-1 CHO bolus | 1 g · kg-1 CHO bolus |
Insulin dose | 50% reduction | 75% reduction | |
7:00 p.m. | Post-exercise meal | Low-GI 1 g · kg-1 CHO bolus | Medium-GI 1 g · kg-1 dinner |
Insulin dose | 50% reduction | No reduction | |
10:00 p.m. | Snack | Low-GI 0.4 g · kg-1 CHO snack | Medium-GI 0.4 g · kg-1 CHO snack |
Insulin dose | No insulin administered | No insulin administered | |
Regular hour for basal insulin | Insulin dose | 20% reduction | No reduction |