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What are everybody's daily totals on the pump?

Jillyp83

Jillyp83

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Hi All

Just wanted to get some indication about what everyone's daily totals are?? And what is a lot

Thanks
J
 
I'm insulin sensitive so use smaller amounts than most.

Depending on how much I eat, my totals can be anything from 17 to 24 units.

It's the usual - everyone is different.
 
Thanks dancer, I am trying to get my insulin down so just good to know what is a good amount.
 
My Basel is 22 units and about the same for Bolus some days. Looking like I will have to increase my overnight at the minute as well
 
Jillyp83 said:
Thanks dancer, I am trying to get my insulin down so just good to know what is a good amount.
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You can not go on what other people need.
You need what you need and not what someone else needs :)
 
I was only asking out of curiosity to see what everyone's levels were like. I know everyone's needs are different.
 
My basal is 16.75, and my daily totals for the last week have been: 27.3; 28; 33.65; 29.65; 27.2; 23.8; 28.4. My "normal" (sitting around on my a*se) is around 32-34 units per day, but I have been exercising hard, so the lower totals this week reflect me using TBRs for up to 2:30 hours per day, plus halving boluses before meals.

I am aiming to get fitter - put on muscle - and therefore get my insulin down as low as I can without quitting carbs entirely. I weigh about 145 lbs, am 5 foot five. My carb intake per day is between 140 and 150g usually, but beyond carbs I eat whatever I like. I think all that info matters if you want to compare your insulin intake to other people's.
 
I've been on the pump for a week. The first few days I was averaging about 40. Over the weekend I had one day at 93 and one day at 63 eek! I decided I need to calm down and start being more strict with my diet again (gained 4kg in a week!) and yesterday my total was 30.
 
Jillyp83 said:
I was only asking out of curiosity to see what everyone's levels were like. I know everyone's needs are different.
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I agree that it's useful to know other people's totals. Obviously, they will be affected by such things as weight, size, age, activity level, sex, etc. But if you read people's comments here over a few weeks, you find out all that, and you can work out whether your levels are "reasonable" or not. I wouldn't expect to be on the same kind of regime as ElyDave, who is quite the athlete, but there are a fair few women on the boards whose levels I would expect to be similar to mine. My concern when I got a pump was that I might be insulin-resistant after 47 years of Type 1. But my recent experience, plus what I have found out here about other people's insulin intake, has been very reassuring. Even inspiring! I also want to push my insulin doses as far down as possible, but by exercise, rather than low carbing.
 
Janelle123 said:
I've been on the pump for a week. The first few days I was averaging about 40. Over the weekend I had one day at 93 and one day at 63 eek! I decided I need to calm down and start being more strict with my diet again (gained 4kg in a week!) and yesterday my total was 30.
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I was like that when I went onto the pump, you will get it all down again. I am low carbing so hoping once my weight comes down my insulin will drop even further. How are you finding the pump?? I love mines and feel so in control of things x
 
Agree that everyone's insulin needs are different and whatever you need you need, but my TDD averages between 30-34u at the moment (that is following a moderate carb diet).
 
My daily totals are around 35-40u.

My DSN is always saying that I have too much of an imbalance between Basal and Bolus. My consultant is happy with it as I am getting good results most of the time.
 
My daily total is 26 and that is on a LCHF diet I presume this will reduce when my weight does??
 
Jillyp83 said:
I was like that when I went onto the pump, you will get it all down again. I am low carbing so hoping once my weight comes down my insulin will drop even further. How are you finding the pump?? I love mines and feel so in control of things x
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For the most part I'm loving the pump but I'm not a very patient person and getting my night/morning basal rates right is frustrating. I'm hoping it won't take long to sort it out. The best thing so far is that I'm not spiking really high after meals. I don't know why the pump has made any difference, maybe because the needle is longer? I got excited by the stable post-meal blood sugars and decided I could eat anything I wanted lol. Thankfully since eating more sensibly again I have lost 2kg in 2 days. is it anything to do with diabetes that I gain and lose weight so fast?
 
Jillyp83 said:
My daily total is 26 and that is on a LCHF diet I presume this will reduce when my weight does??
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When I was on lantus I would have to reduce/increase my dose by 1 unit per kg of weight loss/gain, so I assume your daily total on the pump will reduce as you lose weight.
 
Daily basal: 28.85
Bolus approx: 16.40
...and here I thought I was needing a whole lot less insulin but from from reading the posts above, it seems I am still needing a lot of insulin compared to others!
 
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