basal testing

So in May i was put on levemir and novorapid. My problem is with Levemir. I was on a single dose of 16 units at night but it only lasted me 16 hours so i got tired and went off the insulin altogether and switched to a premixed insulin (Humalog mix 50). My control with premixed insulin has been...

Hi guys, T1 here. I have a question about your basal rates - would anyone of you insulin pumpers would be able to share with me your sample basal rate per 24h so I can compare it with mine? I've heard that it's better off to have even basal throughout the day (i.e. 8am 1u 9am 0.9u 10am 0.8...

Hello, are any of you in possesion of tables for basal testing on insulin pumps from NHS? My diabetes team supposed to send me some but I didn't get any yet and I want to start my tests asap. Thanks for all the responses.

I changed over to Tresiba from Lantus 5 weeks ago and have been struggling a bit with dropping low, especially when out and about during the day. I have quite an active lifestyle so need to work out how to manage this. Tried a basal test last night - never done one before - so wanted to check...

Hi guys - I plan on doing a basal test this afternoon and as the weather is rather cool... was wondering if drinking black de-caf coffee (no sweetner) would have a negative impact on the test?... if i must drink water so be it but would much rather have a hot drink. Cheers in advance of your...

I will shortly be officially pumping and will need to do some more basal testing. Been using the freestyle libre (also testing the Glimpse app) and have a few questions regarding the best way of testing during the night to get the most accurate results before fine tuning the basal. Thought of...

Hi guys - hoping for some advice please - plan on doing a basal test this evening from 16:30 - 22:30 all prepared for it (pending on my bs levels at 16:30 that is) and i wear a freestyle libre sensor. Question is that i normally get to bed at 10:30 pm which is when my basal test will end - I am...

Hi everyone, I have completed 3 days of basal testing and am definately not happy with the results! Day 1 - last meal 5pm with NovoRapid insulin 6 units. At 10pm I took my Lantus dose of 6 units. BGL 11pm 9.2 BGL 3am 7.4 BGL 7am 5.4 BGL 9am 12.2 BGL 11am 23.4 I then gave up my fasting test...