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<blockquote data-quote="Deleted member 99312" data-source="post: 2361672"><p>Indeed if I had been on a higher basal yesterday then I would have needed less bolus, yes. On that occasion, the rapid insulin did actually work rapidly, but normally in the morning it isn't so effective - if only it was. If it was always consistently that good, I could fix this in no time. Just trial and error a few different ratios until I hit on the correct one, and that would be it. </p><p></p><p>I don't know if you or anyone else is better at the maths of all this than me, and can reverse engineer these numbers to see what is going on. </p><p></p><p>Yesterday morning 7.2, ate 21g, 10u, at noon 3.3. Drop of 3.9.</p><p></p><p>This morning 5.5, ate 21g, 6u, at noon 8.9. Rise of 3.4. </p><p></p><p>As far as taking 12 hour basal twice a day instead and taking a higher dose in the morning, would there be any practical difference between doing that, and simply using a higher ratio / adding a few units as applicable, to the breakfast bolus? ie. as I have already been doing? And which usually works. ie. if I'd taken my usual 10u this morning, on this occasion it likely would have done the trick.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Deleted member 99312, post: 2361672"] Indeed if I had been on a higher basal yesterday then I would have needed less bolus, yes. On that occasion, the rapid insulin did actually work rapidly, but normally in the morning it isn't so effective - if only it was. If it was always consistently that good, I could fix this in no time. Just trial and error a few different ratios until I hit on the correct one, and that would be it. I don't know if you or anyone else is better at the maths of all this than me, and can reverse engineer these numbers to see what is going on. Yesterday morning 7.2, ate 21g, 10u, at noon 3.3. Drop of 3.9. This morning 5.5, ate 21g, 6u, at noon 8.9. Rise of 3.4. As far as taking 12 hour basal twice a day instead and taking a higher dose in the morning, would there be any practical difference between doing that, and simply using a higher ratio / adding a few units as applicable, to the breakfast bolus? ie. as I have already been doing? And which usually works. ie. if I'd taken my usual 10u this morning, on this occasion it likely would have done the trick. [/QUOTE]
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