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<blockquote data-quote="donnellysdogs" data-source="post: 1769460" data-attributes="member: 17713"><p>The whole point of basal testing is to find out what works for your body... so dont worry about leveks rising or dropping etc as its just an indication that something needs to be adjusted to cope..</p><p></p><p>If you do a bolus in morning, I find that I cannot go back to sleep...never as I need it for getting out of bed... so wouldnt take then think, too early, need another 30 mins sleep etc.</p><p>I find that by the time morning bolus kicks in properly at 2-3 hours that I must have before getting out if bed. I also used to have to wait an hour before getting out of bed as well.</p><p></p><p>Quite a number of us do take a bolus for getting up. Mine too is 1 unit but I also have to wake at 3.30 am each and every mirning for an insulatard injection that kicks in properly when I need it at 4-8 hours later.</p><p></p><p>It deoends upon your correction factor at that time of day. If its 1 unit to 3mmol or 1 unit to 6mml or 1 unit to 2mml. You need to look at how much you are rising and work out from your needs as to how much you need. A starting point of 1 unit would a nurse may suggest for the average person but it depends really on your body and its needs..</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="donnellysdogs, post: 1769460, member: 17713"] The whole point of basal testing is to find out what works for your body... so dont worry about leveks rising or dropping etc as its just an indication that something needs to be adjusted to cope.. If you do a bolus in morning, I find that I cannot go back to sleep...never as I need it for getting out of bed... so wouldnt take then think, too early, need another 30 mins sleep etc. I find that by the time morning bolus kicks in properly at 2-3 hours that I must have before getting out if bed. I also used to have to wait an hour before getting out of bed as well. Quite a number of us do take a bolus for getting up. Mine too is 1 unit but I also have to wake at 3.30 am each and every mirning for an insulatard injection that kicks in properly when I need it at 4-8 hours later. It deoends upon your correction factor at that time of day. If its 1 unit to 3mmol or 1 unit to 6mml or 1 unit to 2mml. You need to look at how much you are rising and work out from your needs as to how much you need. A starting point of 1 unit would a nurse may suggest for the average person but it depends really on your body and its needs.. [/QUOTE]
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