basal/bolus ratio

John Walsh suggests that most people should have a basal between 40 and 60% and that it's best to start at 50/50.
He suggests that those who use 60% are includes 'some adults, many teens. those with some insulin resistance and people on low carb diets ( he would probably suggest that 100 -120g is low)
If you find that your levels are rising a bit when you fast and you need to raise your basal, then you'll get nearer the 50% which he says applies to most people. It does change, mine is 50/50 for less active periods but when I'm doing a lot of exercise the use of temp basals brings it down to about 40 basal/60 bolus.
Have you got John Walshes book 'pumping insulin ? It has a lot of info on how to set total daily doses.

Hia Cally, I'm on the pump since November 2011 and my rates now run at approx 64% basal and 36% bolus. I have had problems stabalising sugars since being on the pump, constantly having to tweak, and I do eat a relatively low carb diet - between 120 and 140g per day. No one has advised me though that this split is in some way wrong, and it's the same insulin going in anyway, so I'm hoping that if these %s of basal and bolus work for me, which they have been for the past 4 weeks touch wood and cross fingers, then I should just continue with these rates.