Dinner (1 piece) and Insulin 6 (1 piece)

Review the meal that caused the spike: reduce portions of rapidly absorbed starches and sugary drinks, and build dinner around non-starchy vegetables, protein, and healthy fats.

Choose slower-digesting carbohydrate portions such as lentils, chickpeas, beans, barley, or steel-cut oats; keep the portion consistent and pair it with chicken, fish, tofu, eggs, or plain Greek yogurt.

Eat vegetables and protein first, then carbohydrate foods last; this can blunt the after-meal rise for many people.

Take a 10–20 minute easy walk soon after dinner, if safe for you and approved by your clinician.

Check glucose before dinner and about 2 hours after starting the meal for several days to identify which foods and portions trigger the largest rises.

Do not increase or retime your insulin dose of 6 on your own; discuss repeated large spikes with your diabetes clinician, especially if readings stay very high or you feel unwell.