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Message: <blockquote data-quote="donnellysdogs" data-source="post: 1546082" data-attributes="member: 17713">The meter cannot calculate for perhaps stress or exercise before or after or illness. You need to enter these too and remember to use and adjust them if necessary.Ie if I eat before I walk my dog then I must do a reduced bolus... but that percentage has to be long term worked out by you. Nurses can set up to their "average" patient but you will need to adjust this too.The meter is only as good as the info put in it and also...our sometimes stupid bodies can still throw everything out!Ie if my stomach/colon not working I know my bloods will go higher... but I have had 5 years to figure that out and I still wont get it perfect.Life is not perfect, sometimes we have to take a step back and relax and re look at things at a leter date..Eg. It wouldnt be good if you have an illnessike a cold to change basal/carbs. Best to give yourself some leeway and to try an illness percentage increase for bolus injections... You will figure it out, but it needs time and close liaison with DSN but you will become the expert in time and will get things fine tuned.....</blockquote>

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