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bolus

  1. Kirsssty

    Bolusing with takeaways

    Can anyone give me some advice on bolusing when having a takeaway? I'm currently on fiasp and my basal insulin is all correct. I've discovered I certainly can't inject the fiasp before a takeaway, I have been taking it 5 minutes after but I find I'm having a hypo within half an hour (if I'm in...
  2. L

    Should the Time on a Pump be Altered to Match Daylight Time Saving?

    Hi all, This is my first post here. My name is Leanne, I have had Type 1 Diabetes for 20 years and started using the Accu-Chek Insight pump in April 2016. I was wondering if anybody knew of steadfast rules surrounding daylight time saving and updating pump settings? A general internet search...
    • Leanne S
    • Thread
    • accu-chek insight bolus bst daylight time saving dts gmt insulin pump time time settings
    • Replies: 13
    • Forum: Pumping and Technology
  3. Lauren8443

    Changed basal now big spikes

    Hi, I've been playing around with my basal injection and amounts over the past couple of months. I think I have it Sussed at 15.5 units before bed, and stay relatively level through the night. I have noticed that I am getting much bigger spikes after eating though???? Upto 15! Then panicking...
  4. Lauren8443

    Reducing basal

    Hi, After being type 1 for nearly 3 years, I have never really had stable bloods throughout the night and either had high or low blood sugars. After going on a diabetes self management site which offers the calculation to work out your basal rate, I have reduced my basal injection from 18 to...
  5. khskel

    Slow digestion

    Well just about to turn in for the night and my BG is 4.6 and I still haven't had all my bolus for my evening meal and despite splitting my dose I've been borderline hypo a couple of times this evening. If this persists I wonder if it might be worth asking about a slower acting insulin than novo...
  6. L

    don't know what to do about eating late

    hi everyone, I'm going out to eat with friends today but that means eating dinner roughly 2 hours later than I would normally. Im on a bolus basal regime and I'm wondering if taking the rapid acting homolog before my later meal would mean it overlaps with my basal that i guess i should take...
    • Lila
    • Thread
    • basal bolus dinner eating humalog hypoglycemia late levemir new
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: General Message Board
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