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CrazyGramma, not a strange question at all: and first of let me say I absolutely don't do what I am told all the time either. In this case the reason I changed my basals as "passed down" to me was because whenever I asked for a compromise or to be considered part of the team, whenever I tried to say "can we have more of a curve here", the doctor's attitude would change to "we are listening, but in the end I know best"... and it was clear he would not tolerate more than 4 basal rates. Over and over again.

A pretty daft, rigid approach there, yes? (well that's what I think). Now I could have walked out (or just thumbed my nose and said "I'm sticking with my basals... effectively the same thing here)... but I really wanted the CGMS test they had just hooked me up to. (It's the only chance I get at a stint of CGMS, through the educator). So I chose not to kick up a fuss, changed my basal rates for the time being as it was part of the contract of "compliance", and found out the next few days how much 4 rates compared to more really really suck in my case. And had a very clear illustration that with the clear discrepancy between what I know I need and what limits the dr/educator are confined to, there is no future in the relationship.

Obvious, yes, but just another tale how getting stuck with the wrong help, is just grief all over.