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<blockquote data-quote="tim2000s" data-source="post: 2052375" data-attributes="member: 30007"><p>It's a stupid ratio that doesn't reflect real life in most cases. As someone else has said, the main aim is to provide some sort of guess as to how to start someone off, but if your consultant is telling you to aim for that, they are acting in a dumb manner by not understanding that each person is an individual and has different needs. </p><p></p><p>To give that some perspective, my basal requirement is typically around 28U a day. When I eat low carb my TDD is about 38U. When I eat high carb it can be as much as 68U. On day one I have a ratio of 75%:25% basal to bolus. One day two I have a ratio of 35%:65% basal to bolus. That's why it's nonsensical. </p><p></p><p>If what they are really saying is that it's easier to manage by maintaining some sort of routine that allows you to be fairly consistent in insulin dosing then that's what they should say.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="tim2000s, post: 2052375, member: 30007"] It's a stupid ratio that doesn't reflect real life in most cases. As someone else has said, the main aim is to provide some sort of guess as to how to start someone off, but if your consultant is telling you to aim for that, they are acting in a dumb manner by not understanding that each person is an individual and has different needs. To give that some perspective, my basal requirement is typically around 28U a day. When I eat low carb my TDD is about 38U. When I eat high carb it can be as much as 68U. On day one I have a ratio of 75%:25% basal to bolus. One day two I have a ratio of 35%:65% basal to bolus. That's why it's nonsensical. If what they are really saying is that it's easier to manage by maintaining some sort of routine that allows you to be fairly consistent in insulin dosing then that's what they should say. [/QUOTE]
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