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<blockquote data-quote="kegstore" data-source="post: 119758" data-attributes="member: 16530"><p>I have a pump which continuously delivers insulin 24/7. Whenever I'm ill with an infection or whatever, I may have to DOUBLE my background rate, which means 30 units a day instead of the usual 15. I also have to increase meal boluses because insulin resistance is prone to increase in response to an infection.</p><p></p><p>So yes, and it can be quite surprising how much you have to increase your dosage by. But you don't say what insulin regime you're on which will be unique to you, so be a bit careful about arbitrarily increasing your doses. Also remember to test more regularly while you're ill to make sure you're not going too low or high.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="kegstore, post: 119758, member: 16530"] I have a pump which continuously delivers insulin 24/7. Whenever I'm ill with an infection or whatever, I may have to DOUBLE my background rate, which means 30 units a day instead of the usual 15. I also have to increase meal boluses because insulin resistance is prone to increase in response to an infection. So yes, and it can be quite surprising how much you have to increase your dosage by. But you don't say what insulin regime you're on which will be unique to you, so be a bit careful about arbitrarily increasing your doses. Also remember to test more regularly while you're ill to make sure you're not going too low or high. [/QUOTE]
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