donnellysdogs
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Hi!!
I been trialling myself as N=1 for last two days...with my basal rates.
Today has been superb.
However-I only eat once a day and very low carb and fat and calories...
I split my basal in to two doses at night instead of waking up to have to do a bolus to fight the DP and to stop going low at 4amish...
I was on 6 units at 6pm.. I had tried all times at night but hadn't tried splitting it like a pump can do...
So I gave a basal of 2 at 6pm and midnight.... Absolutely superb!!!
2am 6.7
3am 5.7
4.30am 4.9
8.30 am 4.8
9am 5.6
10am 4.5
11am 4.8
2pm 5.4
3pm 4.6..
No DP or symogi or waking effect at all!! Just by splitting the basal and also reducing it.
Not heard or of anybody doing this before and nurses certainly haven't suggested it.
Yes, its just the first day.. and I do have the confidence to play around outside "official" guidance... But this for me after past 4 weeks with pump(s) is heaven.
Yes, its another basal but I don't eat during day so another basal jab to me isn't the end of the world.
I did give my normal 6unit basal this morn but will be putting that to 51/2 tomorrow morn. I also did a 4 unit correction but will be reducing that to 3.5 tomorrow as well as I will be going out walking in the morning...
Would splitting basal (levemir) be an option in the evening rather than bolusing for DP at 4am be an option to consider?
Of course, I'm not a professional. This is only my results from my body...
It may impact more on you in afternoon so you may well have to lower your morning basal too...or your lunch time bolus if you eat..
Incidentally, do you do basal testing?
Hoping you can still get pump though!!
I been trialling myself as N=1 for last two days...with my basal rates.
Today has been superb.
However-I only eat once a day and very low carb and fat and calories...
I split my basal in to two doses at night instead of waking up to have to do a bolus to fight the DP and to stop going low at 4amish...
I was on 6 units at 6pm.. I had tried all times at night but hadn't tried splitting it like a pump can do...
So I gave a basal of 2 at 6pm and midnight.... Absolutely superb!!!
2am 6.7
3am 5.7
4.30am 4.9
8.30 am 4.8
9am 5.6
10am 4.5
11am 4.8
2pm 5.4
3pm 4.6..
No DP or symogi or waking effect at all!! Just by splitting the basal and also reducing it.
Not heard or of anybody doing this before and nurses certainly haven't suggested it.
Yes, its just the first day.. and I do have the confidence to play around outside "official" guidance... But this for me after past 4 weeks with pump(s) is heaven.
Yes, its another basal but I don't eat during day so another basal jab to me isn't the end of the world.
I did give my normal 6unit basal this morn but will be putting that to 51/2 tomorrow morn. I also did a 4 unit correction but will be reducing that to 3.5 tomorrow as well as I will be going out walking in the morning...
Would splitting basal (levemir) be an option in the evening rather than bolusing for DP at 4am be an option to consider?
Of course, I'm not a professional. This is only my results from my body...
It may impact more on you in afternoon so you may well have to lower your morning basal too...or your lunch time bolus if you eat..
Incidentally, do you do basal testing?
Hoping you can still get pump though!!