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<blockquote data-quote="Deleted Account" data-source="post: 2067900"><p>Weight loss is not something I have dealt with. </p><p>However, I am very very familiar with adjusting the basal on my pump to avoid going low rather than eating more.</p><p>I would definitely advocate adjusting insulin doses for your food and exercise rather than food and exercise to match your insulin doses.</p><p>There are two ways I do this</p><p>- setting new basal pattern/profile for different types of activity days such as a basal pattern for the day I have a spin class or the day I go climbing or the day I do nothing. I always start these profiles by creating a copy of my normal profile and then adjust it based on experience.</p><p>- temporarily adjusting my basal when I see my bg getting low. For example, If I measure my bg and it is 5.0 or less.. but not hypo... I temporarily reduce my basal by 50% for 30 minutes). I also adjust it when I am about to do something which will significantly reduce my bg, I will reduce my basal. For example, I suspend my basal completely when I run for 30 minutes.</p><p></p><p>If you are not comfortable adjusting your basal, I recommend talking to your diabetes team for some training. This capability is the reason a have a pump.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Deleted Account, post: 2067900"] Weight loss is not something I have dealt with. However, I am very very familiar with adjusting the basal on my pump to avoid going low rather than eating more. I would definitely advocate adjusting insulin doses for your food and exercise rather than food and exercise to match your insulin doses. There are two ways I do this - setting new basal pattern/profile for different types of activity days such as a basal pattern for the day I have a spin class or the day I go climbing or the day I do nothing. I always start these profiles by creating a copy of my normal profile and then adjust it based on experience. - temporarily adjusting my basal when I see my bg getting low. For example, If I measure my bg and it is 5.0 or less.. but not hypo... I temporarily reduce my basal by 50% for 30 minutes). I also adjust it when I am about to do something which will significantly reduce my bg, I will reduce my basal. For example, I suspend my basal completely when I run for 30 minutes. If you are not comfortable adjusting your basal, I recommend talking to your diabetes team for some training. This capability is the reason a have a pump. [/QUOTE]
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