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<blockquote data-quote="donnellysdogs" data-source="post: 848681" data-attributes="member: 17713"><p>Let us know how you got on with eating and bolusing just once in 5 hours.. </p><p>Its excellent that you are testing so much as this does give a clearer picture.</p><p></p><p>When I test though.. I try to do it on the 1/2 hour.</p><p></p><p>Reason being it is normally assumed that fast acting insulin is at its peak 2-3 hours after a meal. So I take the middle value of 2 hours 30mins.</p><p></p><p>If I test at 6.30 and I need to do an adjustment I would change 4.00. If i needed to change because of a reading at 20.30 I would change the 18.00.</p><p></p><p>The leaflets that we were given for recording basal testing on initially all stated hourly times and some dsn's said change 3 hours and some say 2 hours before a high or low. So to make things easier for me when I'm basal testing I test on the 1/2 hour and change the rate 2.5 hours previous if needed.</p><p>You have reminded me to do a test tonight so my pump meter is set to go off on the 1/2 hour until midnight tonight.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="donnellysdogs, post: 848681, member: 17713"] Let us know how you got on with eating and bolusing just once in 5 hours.. Its excellent that you are testing so much as this does give a clearer picture. When I test though.. I try to do it on the 1/2 hour. Reason being it is normally assumed that fast acting insulin is at its peak 2-3 hours after a meal. So I take the middle value of 2 hours 30mins. If I test at 6.30 and I need to do an adjustment I would change 4.00. If i needed to change because of a reading at 20.30 I would change the 18.00. The leaflets that we were given for recording basal testing on initially all stated hourly times and some dsn's said change 3 hours and some say 2 hours before a high or low. So to make things easier for me when I'm basal testing I test on the 1/2 hour and change the rate 2.5 hours previous if needed. You have reminded me to do a test tonight so my pump meter is set to go off on the 1/2 hour until midnight tonight. [/QUOTE]
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