UK Pumpers- what's your reduced basal rate today?

[London36_]

I know it's individual / has many factors but I'm interested to see what percentage people are reducing to? I'd love a chart that correlates temperature with reduction percentage! Ha!

Yesterday I reduced to 80% but two hypos despite extra carbs.

 

[CarbsRok]

Haven't needed to change anything on my pump and it's 34 degrees at the moment

 

[Juicyj]

As yet I haven't changed anything on mine yet either, my BG levels are running slightly lower than normal but not within hypo range yet (fingers crossed !) Testing alot at the moment though..

 

[azure]

I don't bother with changing my basal. I just eat extra as needed. But yes, today I've had to do a number of food top ups and have had lower sugars than expected.

 

[noblehead]

Not adjusted mine lately but did tweak them slightly as the weather warmed up.

 

[tim2000s]

No change for me either. Needs to be a prolonged period of hot weather (and by that as in "in the 30s") and I need to be doing some form of exercise.

 

[London36_]

Ooooh interesting, thank you!

I've reduced mine today to 50% but I'm 9.7 now...might try 65%. Temperature or sleep (which I think is associated with temperature massively affect me)

 

[azure]

Ooooh interesting, thank you!

I've reduced mine today to 50% but I'm 9.7 now...might try 65%. Temperature or sleep (which I think is associated with temperature massively affect me)

You could try changing your meal ratios. I find I need less insulin for the same meal carbs - or more carbs for the same insulin, which is what I usually do as I can top up with carbs as needed.

I'm always wary of altering my basal as I find things can change quickly, and I'd rather have to eat extra than be high. I have altered my basal on occasions due to the heat but tend to not go below 75 or 80%.

When I'm abroad somewhere really hot I do sometimes change my nighttime basal so as to not go low though.