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03-23-2007, 11:44 AM
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I just had the opportunity to use the Low BG feature of my pump. My BG had dropped to 48 and the pump told me to eat 21 grams of carbs which I just did.
My question for all of you is what did you set as low on your pump? I set 60 but am thinking that is too low and it should be at 70. Also for my desired BG, I set it at 110. What have you set on your pump for the desired BG? |
03-23-2007, 11:45 AM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Sep 2004
Posts: 5,807
| | | My low is set at 75, target at 100. I think I'm going to change low to 70 though. |
03-23-2007, 11:49 AM
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| | | I might change from 110 to 100. I try to keep my BG below 100 and most of the time I do. But, the low amount has been ok for me at 60 but my Diabetes Educator says not to let it drop below 70. Once I was in her office and she tested me. I was at 72 and she said I couldn't drive until I ate something. I ate some carbs and within a few minutes I was ok. |
03-23-2007, 12:04 PM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: South Dakota
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Originally Posted by Worldcrzr  My question for all of you is what did you set as low on your pump? | I set the target as 100, and did not set a low or high, as I look at the reading every time I test glucose and don't need a reminder on what a high or low is. It will still suggest carbs to eat or insulin to bolus without setting the low or high.
-Lloyd
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03-29-2007, 02:48 PM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Dallas, Ga
Posts: 40
| | Have you played with the food database yet?? It uses grams of carbohydrate to calculate a bolus, but does not subtract fiber. I always subtract fiber from carbs to get net carbs, so I'm afraid the food database won't help me much  |
03-29-2007, 06:36 PM
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| | | My hypomanager is now set to correct to 90, and kick in three hours after a meal. |
03-29-2007, 07:56 PM
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I am a: Type 1.5 | | Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Orlando, FL
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| | | On my Animas, I have my target set to 80 during the day and 85 for night time.
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03-29-2007, 07:58 PM
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Originally Posted by Cyborg On my Animas, I have my target set to 80 during the day and 85 for night time. | You would NOT get along well with my endo. Having my target set at 100-115 I had to work toward. He wants it at 130-150. My target for correcting highs is 100-115, and my target for correcting lows is 90. |
03-29-2007, 08:04 PM
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Originally Posted by Cyborg On my Animas, I have my target set to 80 during the day and 85 for night time. | I have my 722 set to 80 during the day and 85 at night too, and I stay fairly close to it most of the time. I like to wake up in the 60ish range because my insulin sensitivity is terrible in the AM hours, and I eat the majority (about 60%) of my daily carbs then too at breakfast, so being close to hypo helps that tremendously for me. I usually level out to high 80's to low 90's afterwards.
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03-29-2007, 08:12 PM
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I am a: Type 1.5 | | Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Orlando, FL
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Originally Posted by Funnygrl You would NOT get along well with my endo. Having my target set at 100-115 I had to work toward. He wants it at 130-150. My target for correcting highs is 100-115, and my target for correcting lows is 90. | I'd find a new endo... 
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03-29-2007, 08:43 PM
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Originally Posted by Cyborg I'd find a new endo... | I love my endo, and know enough to handle things mostly independently. I'm quite hypo unaware, which was his justification for it. And this was when I first started my pump. |
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