Tag: Food bolus

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, effective mealtime insulin administration is crucial for managing post-meal blood sugar spikes in people with diabetes. A food bolus for diabetics is the rapid-acting insulin dose taken to match the carbohydrates in a meal or snack.

An average person swallows approximately 600 times a day, but few consider the vital first step: the formation of a **food bolus**. This small, rounded mass of chewed food and saliva is the essential first stage of digestion, preparing food for its journey through the digestive tract.