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<blockquote data-quote="sleepyheadzzz" data-source="post: 876807" data-attributes="member: 163119"><p>I'm 15+5 days and was surprised how low I was still running - up until 2 days ago I was still reducing all my rates every few days. According to studies, it's usually around week 15 that insulin needs start to increase, on average.</p><p></p><p>The increase has started for me, just on Friday, and my day time basal rates have already jumped up quite a bit. Yesterday I had pump site issues and hit 14 a couple of times before I realized. Today I hit 12 but corrected and increased my rates and I'm back down to 5.5 at last test. I expect to have some spikes this week as my insulin needs increase.</p><p></p><p>The guidelines I was given were between 4.0-5.8 before meals; 7.8 one hour after meals. I've definitely experienced higher spikes than 7.8 after meals but manage to stay below 10 most of the time. The guidelines are incredibly tight so I try not too stress too much when I'm out of them.</p><p></p><p>I saw an American Diabetes Association stat that said their guidelines are 3.3-5.5 before meals - this seems crazy to me because I've always had hypo symptoms around 4.1. </p><p></p><p>Just pay attention to your body and do what you need to in terms of adjustments. Everyone is a little different.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="sleepyheadzzz, post: 876807, member: 163119"] I'm 15+5 days and was surprised how low I was still running - up until 2 days ago I was still reducing all my rates every few days. According to studies, it's usually around week 15 that insulin needs start to increase, on average. The increase has started for me, just on Friday, and my day time basal rates have already jumped up quite a bit. Yesterday I had pump site issues and hit 14 a couple of times before I realized. Today I hit 12 but corrected and increased my rates and I'm back down to 5.5 at last test. I expect to have some spikes this week as my insulin needs increase. The guidelines I was given were between 4.0-5.8 before meals; 7.8 one hour after meals. I've definitely experienced higher spikes than 7.8 after meals but manage to stay below 10 most of the time. The guidelines are incredibly tight so I try not too stress too much when I'm out of them. I saw an American Diabetes Association stat that said their guidelines are 3.3-5.5 before meals - this seems crazy to me because I've always had hypo symptoms around 4.1. Just pay attention to your body and do what you need to in terms of adjustments. Everyone is a little different. [/QUOTE]
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