Re: [IPp] Insulin Duration
In a message dated 10/13/2006 11:45:27 A.M. Central Standard Time,
email @ redacted writes:
>Have you tried seeing if Dan can skip or delay breakfast one day? It could
>be that, depending on how, "high", he is at the 2 hour mark that he is not
>getting enough insulin to cover the breakfast, but the basal rate at the 2
>hour mark, (since basal changes are made one hour before the desired
>change), is actually what is bringing him into range.
His basals probably are helping to bring him into range -- they are set
highest in the morning. On Saturdays when he sleeps in he stays in range,
however, but he's obviously not moving around. We have tried giving him more
insulin at breakfast but that means crashing by lunch. I think the key is
giving
the breakfast insulin 20 mins or so before he eats but that is scary because
he is usually in range in the morning and he eats a lot of carbs for
breakfast (evil cold cereal carbs lol) so it is a big bolus. We are working up
our
nerve to try it.
Mary
Mom of Dan, 15 (dx 4-01, pumping since 5-03), Chris, 23, Carrie, 19, and
guardian of Mike, 19.
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