Accidentally given too much basal...any tips?

Hello @katmcd,

Apologies for the late reply. This forum is awful in regards to the alerts, so I hadn't got wind of this thread when it was posted...

In this instance, I would say that you've done the right thing in lowering your meal time bolus - although reducing your bolus by half may have been slightly excessive. Especially if there was a lot of carbohydrate in your meal. It is always better to be high than low, especially during the night.

If I was in your situation, I would have opted for a 20g carb snack before hitting the hay. As your using the G5, you also have the luxury of being alerted when your heading for a hypo too - so there's no real need to run very high BG's overnight.

As for today, it would be a good idea to slightly reduce your bolus doses for meals; or to set your target higher than normal. So if you aim for a 6mmol/L normally, maybe try aiming for 8-9mmol/L. Let us know how you get on

katmcd said:

@GrantGam Thank you for your reply. It has all been fairly settled and nothing dramatic has happened as I expected from too much basal rather than too much quick acting. Luckily I'm off work this week so I can be as lazy as I like today!
Overnight was fine. I did go to bed higher than I usually aim for at 8 and woke up at 6 so your advice wold have been spot on.
I'll try and make sure not to have this happen again, silly how a tweak in normal routine can muck things up.

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These things happen. I've double dosed my basal a couple of times. Also, I've ended up not taking my basal, because I thought I had done already...

We're human and we all make mistakes, but you're more than aware of what to do in such an event so you're well prepared. A step ahead!

Enjoy your week off

Rarely I'll think later in the AM (when I take Lantus): Did I take it this morning? I try and leave my Lantus pen on the bathroom counter after I take it and put it in the drawer later on.

GrantGam said:

These things happen. I've double dosed my basal a couple of times. Also, I've ended up not taking my basal, because I thought I had done already...

We're human and we all make mistakes, but you're more than aware of what to do in such an event so you're well prepared. A step ahead!

Enjoy your week off

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Hi @GrantGam, thank you for the really useful input you provide to the forum - but what has happened to your avatar?

Robkww said:

Hi @GrantGam, thank you for the really useful input you provide to the forum - but what has happened to your avatar?

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I think that's a photo from when he double dosed his basal..

Robkww said:

Hi @GrantGam, thank you for the really useful input you provide to the forum - but what has happened to your avatar?

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Thank you @Robkww; that's very nice of you to say

Oh, don't worry about the avatar! If you thought that I'd "let myself go" or stopped looking after my BGL's, don't worry - it's just Mick Fleetwood looking spooky