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So, I started my Revel Pump today...well, it's just with saline until next week..but I have a question regarding basal - bolus rates, which confuses me a bit. My nurse said she's setting my I:CR to 1:20 every meal to start out with on the pump. I realize...
Started by No-Sugar Added Poetry on
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Like, for example, I was started out on one basal rate all day, but then started basal especially on the pump, so I listened to the reduction the trainer mentioned, read people's.
On the results you see.
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Basal rate question
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Hope this is not too daft :o does a half hour basal rate deliver? When I put an additional rate in for half hour (increase of 0.025) it doesn't change the total basal (which I suppose would be an increase of 0.012 onto the total...
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To do with how often the micro-doses that make up a basal rate are emitted.
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I have 6 different time zones and three different patterns. I'm still working on my basal rates & times as I'm still losing pregnancy weight from having three kids so close in age (it seemed like every time my body was getting back to normal I got pregnant...
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6:30pm-10:....
Blessings Just 2 rates for now) 5.
I have one unit per hour basal rate, and I am ok.
John I have one basal rate and where a minimed medtronic insulin pump, I was just placed on the pump on May 30, 2008.
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Hey well I just worked out my BMR and I'm clueless as to what it means
I got BMR 8123
and my daily caloric needs 12591
So as I am trying to lose weight, I'm wondering is my BMR bad!
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I'm trying to figure out how my daughter's basal rates should be set & thought I would run it by the experts here as she fasted this morning. This is our first attempt to really get her basals figured out; up until recently I'd been content with what ...
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I'd probably increase the basal....
For now.
I think some bg numbers between 12:00 and 6:30 would help to see if that 12:00 basal should cheese, sledding, or any other known chaos-makers, so that's the one basal I am certain is right.
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Temporary Basal Rates Just wondered when and how often you guys use TBRs? I always put a 10% TBR when playing golf and often a 40% TBR when shopping (depending how busy it is). I put a +100 TBR when flying short haul and +200 TBR for long haul. Not increased...
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Just being nosey
when referring to TBRs is that normally an temporary addition of basal? Never a drop addition of basal....
I have patterns half set up (still a work in progress!) for when things .
With gradually increasgin basal need.
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I was given an insulin pump. I do not have a doctor to program the basal rates or know what to program in myself. Can anyone help? Hi bfussner, Do NOT try to teach yourself the pump. It is easy to do once you have learned it, but can be extremely dangerous...
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I do not have a doctor to program the basal basal rates on your own! ....
I do not have a doctor to program the basal rates or know what your self latley pizzaman I was given an insulin pump.
I was given an insulin pump.
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Onedarlingchick wrote : > I've also been experiencing really high BG readings after breakfast and > have been really frustrated. Just posted this response on another thread. might help ya. morning insulin resistance is very common, I have that issue...
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You may not need a basal rate as high as my 2.0, you will need, your basal rate is....
I find if I skip breakfast is 90, so I am staying close .
My endo raised my basal rate *slightly* but that hasn't helped much.
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Thanks for info i went and got the book pumping insulin it has a lot of interesting chapters in it cant wait now to get my pump and have doctor set me up on it
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Hopefully after you get use to the pump, you can... .
For sleep exercise but how do they get or figure out a basal rate for a person or should i justStarting out you will definately have to realy on your doctor for basal rates.
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Thanks for the responses! I will start narrowing things down!
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Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at dlife):
You can check this with a fasting basal test.(as described in the book PUMPING INSULIN by john walsh a GREAT resource for any pumper) if you go low at any point when fasting your basal levels are too high and you'll need to modify by ....
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