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Message: <blockquote data-quote="James472" data-source="post: 2651176" data-attributes="member: 471261">OK, so on the basal thing, I don't want folks thinking .......... OK, that guy just won't listen etc. etc.  And sometimes in life, you need to choose which battles to take on, and you also need to sometimes (not always, but sometimes) make a compromise, so .........To those of you who are particularly basal focussed, I'll offer this, but I would ask something of you in return (I can't demand it, but I will ask it):To keep you happy, I will re-commence using basal.  Now, if I say I will, then I will.  And if at a later stage for any reason, I change my mindset, then I will come back and report that.  I used to use 16 units, and when my diabetes was stable, as it always was (relatively) pre March 2016, 16 was fine.  But with the levels I'm now on, there is no way I intend to raise the basal.  In fact I will lower it for my own safety, down to 12 - so half a unit per hour.  Oh, wait a mo .......... maybe I should make it 11 units, as Lantus only lasts approx. 22 hours !  Little bit of 'bas(al) humour there !!!  <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />So, I will go back on basal of 12 units, and if at a later posting, someone says "I don't think you're on enough basal James", could someone else jump in and point them at the post above here ?So, now, in return, what I'm asking is this - for those who don't believe there's anything in this hypothesis (good term [USER=140811]@urbanracer[/USER] ), could you at least try and keep an open mind for now.  I'm not by nature an obsessive type, I am with this at the moment, but purely because my eyes (and nose) have been awakened to something that appears to be going on, and I'd like to get to the root of it.OK, run out of time, but will try and respond fuller tomorrow.[USER=372717]@EllieM[/USER] - sorry, PM'd you there as my posts were failing - is OK now, but for some reason, I can't click / include the Smiley's option ?  Not a problem.</blockquote>

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