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<blockquote data-quote="catapillar" data-source="post: 1281883" data-attributes="member: 32394"><p>Why <strong>should</strong> basal only by up to 50% of TDD? Is there some benefit to those proportions? Or is that just the general guidelines that are put out as starting points?</p><p></p><p>OP says she's low carbing, wouldn't that explain the proportions to a large degree? If you bolus according to carbs, but you aren't taking on many carbs your bolus is going to decrease at a much faster rate that the basal does (although low carbing might also reduce basal requirements).</p><p></p><p>[USER=145583]@asyarlk[/USER] If you are concerned that your basal is too high, you could try some basal testing - <a href="https://mysugr.com/basal-rate-testing/" target="_blank">https://mysugr.com/basal-rate-testing/</a> - the job of the basal insulin is to keep you steady in the absence of carbs. It does sound like it might be doing a bit of the work of the bolus. But then, that might not be the worst thing in the work if you know you are a grazer and you aren't feeling forced to eat to your insulin.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="catapillar, post: 1281883, member: 32394"] Why [B]should[/B] basal only by up to 50% of TDD? Is there some benefit to those proportions? Or is that just the general guidelines that are put out as starting points? OP says she's low carbing, wouldn't that explain the proportions to a large degree? If you bolus according to carbs, but you aren't taking on many carbs your bolus is going to decrease at a much faster rate that the basal does (although low carbing might also reduce basal requirements). [USER=145583]@asyarlk[/USER] If you are concerned that your basal is too high, you could try some basal testing - [URL]https://mysugr.com/basal-rate-testing/[/URL] - the job of the basal insulin is to keep you steady in the absence of carbs. It does sound like it might be doing a bit of the work of the bolus. But then, that might not be the worst thing in the work if you know you are a grazer and you aren't feeling forced to eat to your insulin. [/QUOTE]
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