Basal Rate Profiling Guidelines

[issysmommy]

http://www.centremedsurg.com/Forms/Basal%20Rate%20Worksheets.pdf

Found this website. Seems to be more thorough than any other instructions I have been able to find. What do you guys think? Or do any of you know of any better guidelines?

[tanyatype1]

Looks good to me(?) I just printed it off and am going to try it I guess.

[Lizzy]

I just tried printing it and it came out in some foreign language. Tanya, how did you do it?

[duck]

That range (up to 250) seems a bit extreme to me. I don't have the Pumping Insulin book in front of me, but if someone does please post what Walsh says the correct range to be in is.........

Otherwise, the instructions seemed fine.

[Lizzy]

The Pumping Insulin book says start the test when your blood sugar is 100-150 or 120-180 if you have hypo unawareness or a fear of lows. I also wondered about the 250.

[issysmommy]

I like the 100 - 150 better as well. I tried it last night and seem to have normal ranges. However, I had exercised last night around 6 pm. But I exercise a lot in the evenings. So I think I am going to do a profile with exercise and then one without. Then I could use two different profiles...love that about the pump.

How do you guys feel about getting lower than 100 (I got a 76 and an 84 during the night)?

These were my BGs...if anyone cares... ;)

8pm 129
10pm 137
12am 84
2am 76
4am 107
6am 119
8am 179 (after shower...bolused 1 unit)

Thinking I might raise my 10 pm to 12 am basal and lower my 12 am to 2 am basal. But only one change at a time. :)

I'll have to get out the good ole pumping insulin "bible" book.

[tanyatype1]

I just tried printing it and it came out in some foreign language. Tanya, how did you do it?

Hi Lizzy! I just pressed print! hahaha! :)

[tanyatype1]

I like the 100 - 150 better as well. I tried it last night and seem to have normal ranges. However, I had exercised last night around 6 pm. But I exercise a lot in the evenings. So I think I am going to do a profile with exercise and then one without. Then I could use two different profiles...love that about the pump.

How do you guys feel about getting lower than 100 (I got a 76 and an 84 during the night)?

These were my BGs...if anyone cares... ;)

8pm 129
10pm 137
12am 84
2am 76
4am 107
6am 119
8am 179 (after shower...bolused 1 unit)

Thinking I might raise my 10 pm to 12 am basal and lower my 12 am to 2 am basal. But only one change at a time. :)

I'll have to get out the good ole pumping insulin "bible" book.

I'm happy as long as they don't go under 72. :)

[Shotokan]

Thanks for the link to the worksheet. It looks pretty good. Here is another online reference for basal testing:
Ratio Calculator (http://www.insulin-pumpers.org/howto/ratio.cgi)

[Lizzy]

Hi Lizzy! I just pressed print! hahaha! :)

Hi Tanya, I tried printing again using the print button on the document page instead of the drop down print choice and it worked fine! One of them wierd things I guess :confused: