Preparing for Your Insulin Infusion

Learn how to prepare for your upcoming infusion therapy appointment.

Morning Appointments

Target Glucose:

150 or higher

Follow Instructions:

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

Follow these steps to ensure a smooth afternoon infusion appointment experience.
Follow Instructions
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

Switch off your insulin pump two hours before your treatment. If you have a morning appointment, refrain from eating breakfast. Turn on your insulin pump immediately after completing your treatment.

Pre-appointment meals and snacks with high protein and low carbs.

Before your Insulin Infusion appointment, choose protein-rich meals and snacks to prevent blood sugar spikes. Eating excessive amounts of carbohydrates will disrupt the treatment because of blood glucose levels.

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 veggies

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
Contact
2270 Northwest Pkwy SE #160,
Marietta, GA 30067
info@restormetabolix.com
(832) 847-6612
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About Nicholas

For the last 10 years, Nicholas Reiter has been working with companies, both large and small, to create and implement systems, processes and training modules throughout their organizations in order to eliminate redundancy and inefficiencies within their companies. Prior to opening his own consulting company, he spent 2 years working with a large construction company that specialized in the building and development (and training) of restaurant franchises. While there, Nick worked as a project manager and other facets of the organization where he was able to fine tune his interpersonal and problem solving skills. He was able to perform macro strategy building while bridging the communication gaps between contractors, laborers and other project managers to create a more efficient process resulting in achieving goals and staying on track with deadlines.

In 2016, he created his own consulting company where he began working with a local hospitals to improve efficiencies within order sets and pre/post-operative communication between staff and physicians, implement standardized order sets to reduce medical errors through communication inefficiencies, improve systemic flow, and create new processes that promote proper patient care techniques. As he continued to grow the company, he was selected to create professional development models, onboarding and training material for all new hires. He helped general contractors and franchises to create new operational efficiencies to lower costs, increase sales and successfully grow their businesses. It is through implementing new company leadership structure, company culture and collaboration skills that he was able to help reduce spending, raise productivity and improve customer satisfaction within each of his clients.

About Raleigh Williams

Raleigh Williams is the marketing coordinator for the Restor Metabolix corporate team. She graduated from Kennesaw State University in 2021 with a major in marketing and minors in sports and engagement marketing. While at Kennesaw State, Raleigh played on the softball team. She was named an All-America Scholar Athlete in 2018 and an Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar in 2021. In college, Raleigh interned for the Minnesota Vikings in a public relations role for summer training camp. Raleigh began working for RMX in August of 2021, and has worked to grow the clinics’ social media pages, along with provide marketing support. In her free time, Raleigh is a volunteer coach for the Lovett High School softball team.

About Jeffrey Smith

Jeffrey A. Smith was named President and CEO of One Direct Health Network, Inc. and T-Rex Investment, Inc. in April of 2017. Under his leadership, the company has more than doubled its revenues and were EBITDA positive in 2018.  The company is building out a post-operative care “Platform to improve patient outcomes, while reducing cost in the Workers Comp and VA arena.  Prior to accepting this position, he briefly acting as the Chairman of the Executive Committee of Amendia from June, 2016 to January, 2017. As Chairman, Jeff’s responsibilities include mergers and acquisitions, strategic planning, and investing in new IP.  Mr. Smith held the title of Amendia CEO and Director for seven years. Under Jeff’s leadership, Amendia was recognized by multiple awards from Atlanta’s Best And Brightest Companies to Work For, 2016, Atlanta Business Chronicle’s Fast 40 Companies in Atlanta, 2012 and 2013, Deloitte’s Tech Fast 500, 2014 and 2015, and Georgia Manufacturers of the Year, 2014. Under his guidance, Amendia grew from $2.9 million in Revenue to over $82.5 million in seven years and was instrumental in spinning off a biologics company in 2012, Vivex Biomedical, Inc., that will have Revenues in excess of $65 million in 2019. He has held several board seats over the last 8 years which include such companies as Amendia, Inc., Vivex Biomedical, Inc., Valeris Medical, Inc., One Direct Healthcare Services, Inc., DSS, Funding, LLC, Phalanx Technologies, LLC and POE Management, LLC. He is currently acting as Chairman of United in Gaming, Inc. a new E-Sport Gaming Platform “Gather.gg” with a focus on the casual gamers.

 

Before Amendia, Mr. Smith held an Executive Vice President position at Synovus Securities, Inc., which is affiliated with Synovus Financial Corporation (Ticker Symbol on NYSE – SNV), a $30 billion financial institution. Mr. Smith was also a Senior Vice President at Morgan Keegan, Inc., which was owned by the $80 billion Regions Bank (Ticker Symbol on NYSE -RF). His experience included managing the Investment Portfolio, Funding Solutions and interest rate risk in the balance sheets of small to mid-sized financial institutions throughout the U.S. as well as sitting on Synovus Financial Corporation’s Asset/Liability Committee, which oversaw the funding of the balance sheet and the management of their $3 billion fixed income portfolio. Before serving as CEO, Jeff advised over 30 community banks with total fixed income portfolio assets of more than $1.5 billion and provided investment banking services to community banks and their clients. In addition, he has an extensive background in providing alternative funding solutions for small to mid-sized companies and community bank clients throughout the Southeast.

 

Jeff is a graduate of the Georgia Banking School and the University of Georgia, where he received a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration with a Major in Finance. Jeff has been married to Amy for 32 years and they have two boys and a daughter-in-law. 

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