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<blockquote data-quote="Maco" data-source="post: 2361675" data-attributes="member: 465882"><p>[USER=99312]@Dave P[/USER], you need a phone call with your dsn. A higher basal doesn't affect how much bolus you take, you only bolus for carbs you eat. So taking a higher basal wont mean you lower your bolus insulin.</p><p></p><p>As for the numbers, You where 7.2. You needed no corrective insulin at all just insulin to cover carbs so realistically you should of only took 2units. You say you took 10 units which give you the Hypo.</p><p></p><p>This morning 5.5, took 6 units with a 3.4 raise. That raise could purely be down to not enough background basal insulin, if it had only gone up 1.7mmol then your insulin amounts where pretty much correct. What I would say is it doesnt seem like your 1:10 at all.</p><p></p><p>As for two 12 hr basal, yes it would massively make a difference. Like said earlier you can't get round an incorrect basal by just adding more bolus it doesnt work like that. Your body may need more basal for the first 12hrs than it does for the last 12, you cant counter this by injecting more bolus.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Honestly from what you've been saying I think your struggling to understand how your basal & bolus insulin work so id have a chat with a dsn</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Maco, post: 2361675, member: 465882"] [USER=99312]@Dave P[/USER], you need a phone call with your dsn. A higher basal doesn't affect how much bolus you take, you only bolus for carbs you eat. So taking a higher basal wont mean you lower your bolus insulin. As for the numbers, You where 7.2. You needed no corrective insulin at all just insulin to cover carbs so realistically you should of only took 2units. You say you took 10 units which give you the Hypo. This morning 5.5, took 6 units with a 3.4 raise. That raise could purely be down to not enough background basal insulin, if it had only gone up 1.7mmol then your insulin amounts where pretty much correct. What I would say is it doesnt seem like your 1:10 at all. As for two 12 hr basal, yes it would massively make a difference. Like said earlier you can't get round an incorrect basal by just adding more bolus it doesnt work like that. Your body may need more basal for the first 12hrs than it does for the last 12, you cant counter this by injecting more bolus. Honestly from what you've been saying I think your struggling to understand how your basal & bolus insulin work so id have a chat with a dsn [/QUOTE]
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