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Originally Posted by shiftzor  Well my stance would be that diabetes has enough variables without trying to add more variables (i.e.% of mix); |
Actually, that argument _supports_ diluting.
Did I bolus 5.0 U? Maybe 4.8? Perhaps closer to 5.4? How much dead space did that needle have? Were there teeny air bubbles that added up to 0.1 U? Whoops, I just leaked a little; how much of my 3U dose did I lose?
Fractional-unit errors become proportionately smaller when shooting more units. Hence, dilution to increase the number of units.
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Originally Posted by shiftzor imprecision in carb counting can be solved by judgement and experience. |
Inaccuracy, yes. Imprecision, no. (Or, if someone can eyeball the difference between 88g and 93g, please share your secrets!)
Again... when I eat an _imprecise_ meal, U-100 is "good enough". When I eat a _precise_ meal, I'd like insulin precision to match.
I'd like to know when to chalk up a 15mg/dL error to food, to bolus, or to something else.
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Originally Posted by shiftzor Yes I would love to have something smaller than a half unit just to do corrections once in a while  . |
That too.
