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Message: <blockquote data-quote="SimonP78" data-source="post: 2712476" data-attributes="member: 556474">Some people report (and I think I get the same to some extent) and effect whereby if they don't eat, their livers produce glucose. This is most often reported by T2 diabetics in relation to breakfast and FotF, however, I think it also holds true for those taking insulin, which means that one doesn't necessarily get the expected reduction in BG. Perhaps there's something similar going on here, I don't know.I've never intentionally skipped meals to do basal tests, if I do skip one it's because I'm doing something else so it's hard to compare my BG response with what is expected for a "standard day". People do these tests though so I wonder if anyone else can chip in to say whether they see "unexpected" rises?OTOH it's hard to pick apart what might be extra because of no food vs what is usually produced and the effect of different insulin sensitivity. If you can manage it, it would be interesting to see what happens overnight and then make a decision about adjusting basal and timing of any required correction bolus.FWIW your numbers look good and are in range, I think if you can avoid mid-evening low (e.g. split dose) and deal with the morning rise with a bolus and just try this out for a while you may find it works, and you may also find that external factors change what happens. Best to get a week or more's worth of vaguely repeatable behaviour under your belt before starting to fiddle with basal rates or thinking about doing other exciting things like splitting basal.But please everyone else out there with some thoughts please chip in! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>

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