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<blockquote data-quote="donnellysdogs" data-source="post: 354056" data-attributes="member: 17713"><p>Yep, I agree too on that..</p><p></p><p>Forget your actual levels twinkle, just look at the drops from 3-5 hours after a meal... That indicates that your lantus is still too high.</p><p></p><p>Your increase at 2-3 hours after meal indicates it is your bolus is too low. </p><p></p><p>By altering both you stand less chance of hypo-ing because your lantus is feYeding you less, when your bolus will be more.</p><p></p><p>To be sure on this try to start on a good level such as between 5 and 8 and dont eat or bolus... Skip your meals, go as long as you can without eating/bolusing....</p><p>On a pump we have to have times of doing this to get our basal levels right. Just eat or correct if levels start to drift below 4.8 and above say 9. If you did that from say midday to 10pm you would ( be **** hungry-i always am when I do this!!!) find out just what is happening to your levels just with your basal injections.</p><p></p><p>It also gives you a bit of a confidence/freedom boost in someways too.. Because you'll know that if your bgs stay reasonable that you dont have to be rigid with eating times and bolusing...</p><p></p><p>In someways I do agree with consultant about levels of 9 not being too much to worry about... But its actually just that there may be a better way that'll just tweak it right...But you do have to live too...</p><p></p><p>Do you drink water or coffee with your meals?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="donnellysdogs, post: 354056, member: 17713"] Yep, I agree too on that.. Forget your actual levels twinkle, just look at the drops from 3-5 hours after a meal... That indicates that your lantus is still too high. Your increase at 2-3 hours after meal indicates it is your bolus is too low. By altering both you stand less chance of hypo-ing because your lantus is feYeding you less, when your bolus will be more. To be sure on this try to start on a good level such as between 5 and 8 and dont eat or bolus... Skip your meals, go as long as you can without eating/bolusing.... On a pump we have to have times of doing this to get our basal levels right. Just eat or correct if levels start to drift below 4.8 and above say 9. If you did that from say midday to 10pm you would ( be **** hungry-i always am when I do this!!!) find out just what is happening to your levels just with your basal injections. It also gives you a bit of a confidence/freedom boost in someways too.. Because you'll know that if your bgs stay reasonable that you dont have to be rigid with eating times and bolusing... In someways I do agree with consultant about levels of 9 not being too much to worry about... But its actually just that there may be a better way that'll just tweak it right...But you do have to live too... Do you drink water or coffee with your meals? [/QUOTE]
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