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<blockquote data-quote="Chas C" data-source="post: 2396835" data-attributes="member: 49223"><p>I'm not a Dash user, but you should not really use basal to permanently fix an after meal spike, only temporary.</p><p></p><p>First is to check your levels after lunch without eating - to see if they rise, if they don't then its your meal bolus you need to adjust, if they do rise then you need to adjust starting around an hour prior to the rise.</p><p></p><p>If it is your meal causing it - then try bolusing before you eat (as much as 30 mins can be used), and try spreading the rest over a given time say 1.5 hrs or maybe longer. You should have settings that allow you to adjust your bolus so you can undertake this.</p><p></p><p>Just because your lunch does it but your tea does not, could be related to so many factors, your bodies reaction (different needs at different times of day), types of food eaten, types of energy used after eating......... it goes on and on.</p><p></p><p>My levels for bolus are different throughout the day and my meal adjustments also differ as well as my correction levels - I would say don't expect Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner to be identical ;-)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Chas C, post: 2396835, member: 49223"] I'm not a Dash user, but you should not really use basal to permanently fix an after meal spike, only temporary. First is to check your levels after lunch without eating - to see if they rise, if they don't then its your meal bolus you need to adjust, if they do rise then you need to adjust starting around an hour prior to the rise. If it is your meal causing it - then try bolusing before you eat (as much as 30 mins can be used), and try spreading the rest over a given time say 1.5 hrs or maybe longer. You should have settings that allow you to adjust your bolus so you can undertake this. Just because your lunch does it but your tea does not, could be related to so many factors, your bodies reaction (different needs at different times of day), types of food eaten, types of energy used after eating......... it goes on and on. My levels for bolus are different throughout the day and my meal adjustments also differ as well as my correction levels - I would say don't expect Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner to be identical ;-) [/QUOTE]
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