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Message: <blockquote data-quote="James472" data-source="post: 2652289" data-attributes="member: 471261">Honestly, it's not as if I'm not seeing a Doctor.  But thing is, this current focus has only happened over the last 2 years, or just a bit more.  And in the beginning my Doc and the Diab Team, did discuss, and did try to help - e.g. don't be too quick to chase with more bolus, make sure you rotate sites etc. etc.  And they even changed me over to another bolus - I think it was FIASP.  But it made no difference, and I realised then I felt safer with the insulins I've known and trusted for a while.  The Diab team are still offering to get me onto a better basal, so they are there for me if I need.It has got worse over the 7.5 years, but before anyone says - oh yeah, that's because you're constantly upping the bolus, I have to disagree.  Sorry, but knowing what I now know (or think I know), I think it's got worse because the situation has gotten worse.  And now, although too slowly, I would say it is very gradually improving.Folks, you have to remember, it was all pretty normal till March 2016, and then I started to notice the weird BGs.  So that's 7.5 years ago.  And I'm still here, so I must know how to deal with it, although its a major pain having to handle this all the time.You really don't need to be worrying for me, if I've handled it for 7.5 years.[USER=372717]@EllieM[/USER] mentioned changing over to a pump, and I think it was [USER=372207]@Antje77[/USER] who also talked of that earlier, and I hadn't realised they are now able to communicate with the CGM (and back off), so that could be an option.  But I would prefer to be using a pump with more ordinary doses than the amounts I'm taking.  I would definitely consider using that option, but right now, I want to pursue what I think I'm noticing.Seriously, if you don't think I know how to judge bolus and basal decisions, fire some theoretical questions at me, and see what I would advise - e.g. Patient A is taking Bolus X and Basal Y, and getting hypos at certain times etc. etc.  And I'll give you the advice I would use for your test patients, and I'll forget the nonsense I'm talking about, and just stick to bolus / basal adjustments.</blockquote>

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