Effect of insulin therapy and dietary adjustments on safety and performance during simulated soccer tests in people with type 1 diabetes: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Table 2 Scheme comparison of interventions delivered in the real and sham 4-step methods

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

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