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Message: <blockquote data-quote="James472" data-source="post: 2650914" data-attributes="member: 471261">You have to understand [USER=372207]@Antje77[/USER] , I'm not here to try and get anyone to resolve my diabetes problem - I feel I've already done that myself, well ....... like I said before, I'm not quite at the finishing line, but I can see it ahead.  I'm more here, seeing who else is noticing similar trends, and maybe collectively, we can pin things down more.What will be the end result ?  Well, if I'm right in all of this, about the source problem, then hopefully we'll identify a way of dissuading them from having this influence on us, and then we'll see how things improve.  Maybe a pill, maybe a specific action we need to take, maybe some specific aromas or plants we need to nurture in the home ?Now OK, to answer your questions ........ I stopped basal about 18 months ago, so I don't remember if I confirmed with a finger test.  But not really worried - I mean, so far, my libre accuracy has always been fine, and because of the extremes I'm dealing with here, my Libre unit does reach the HI end point, and the LO end point.  It ain't low very often I can tell you !  It's just a reflection of how extreme this situation is, and I don't want it this way - this is just how it is.  Which is why I knew there was something needing looked at deeper, which is why I've put so much time and effort into the investigation.OK, so basal ......... well, if we were dealing with a relatively stable diabetic case, where the bloods were gradually rising through the night, since last food input, I would agree - that would tend to suggest time to increase the basal.  But this situation is more random than stable.  And to add to that, when I say most wake ups can be 18-20, well, it's actually even worse than that.  I can wake up several times before final wake up - I will wake up if my body detects high bloods (have always been able to do that), also if I'm nasally blocked, or I may need to attend to an elderly parent who needs my assistance.And on each wake up, I always check bloods and add a compensatory dose.  Probably most nights, I will add in 2 x 16 units during mid-sleep wake-ups (is that even an expression !!!), and I will still end up with final wake up bloods of 18-20.  So, any increase of basal to try and assist with those levels, is going to need to be a sizeable basal increase (particularly adding in all the other dosing throughout daytime !).  But then, if on another night, I hit the right combination with fighting this nuisance, and either spray the right zones, or lift the right source problem while cleaning, then I really don't want such large amounts of basal floating around for 12 or 24 hours.  Much better I check the Libre when I have the mid sleep wake up, and if I don't need to dose up, I don't.  So that's why basal changes will be more dangerous to me.  I've used the basal / bolus regime for many years, and if I was more stable, I'd be happy to go back on the basal, but right now, it's more likely to trip me up, not every day, but on occasions.  And I don't need that.Now, your suggestion of a pump has merit, if it can deliver the high levels I currently need.  Must admit, I would have thought they'd have some kind of safe limit, and not allow them to deliver the levels I'm playing with.  I'm not desperately worried - I'd rather concentrate for now, on getting to the end of this problem 'I think' I've found.  But if I can't find the answer, then a pump will be much better than current situation.</blockquote>

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