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Originally Posted by Funnygrl You need to test the basals. You can do this by not eatting and not bolusing for periods of around 8 hours, stopping if you go too high or too low, and testing every other hour. If your blood sugar stays consistant, your basal dose is about right. This is more commonly done with pumpers though. On shots if you experience highs or lows within two hours of taking a shot of rapid acting insulin, your carb ratio is off. If it happens after 4 hours of not eating, more likely basal insulin is off.
Do you know how to count carbs? It's much more accurate to dose based on that rather than just taking the same amount with meals. I take a shot everytime I eat something. |
Thanks for the good advise...am feeling more confident knowing what I should be doing. I think I'll start on the new insulins for a few days & then I'll test the basals. Yep I know how to count carbs, phew, at least I've got one area covered!! Cheers
