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How many times a month do you adjust your insulin pump settings?
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Right now I’m in the process of transferring to a new pump, so I’m working from the profile I used in my previous pump with a few minor tweaks. If I find I’m having problems with unexpected very high and/or low glucose levels, I’ll contact my CDE for suggestions. I normally don’t make adjustments on my own.
Monthly, zero. Teensy fine-tuning maybe once every 4,5, or 6 month. Once you get these formulas about 98% correct, the rest is icing on the cake. And, yes, diabetics can eat cake. Let them eat cake, as Marie Antoinette once observed in the 1700’s. 🎀🎀
It varies depending on what else is going on in my life – more or less exercise, more stress, travel, etc.
I might make very minor tweaks but most changes are made with consulting my endo.
I tweek my pump settings fairly regularly. My basal rate changes with the seasons and activity levels. I use control-IQ. And find it works much better if I pick a basal pattern that suits the day ahead. More basal if I’m working on a computer all day and less if I’m doing yard work all day. Better to be pro-active than re-active.
Other: I make changes as necessary and whenever necessary; as autoimmune diabetes is non-controllable, a “schedule for changes” can not be made. Non-controllable but can be very effectively managed yielding me with a continuous 90%+ TIR for five plus years.
Whenever i feel i should change a setting.
Once per month or less. But sometimes when I make a change I have to tweak it around over the next few days, or undo the change I made if it doesn’t bring the desired result.
I don’t normally adjust settings often, but right now I am having a hard time getting my overnight settings correct. I keep slowly adjusting but still have not found the setting I am totally happy with
Not sure what is meant by this question. I will override suggested bolus often, so when low. As far as adjusting basal rates, that is dependent on trends, as is changing I:C ratios and ISF. it is done with forethought and trends. Sometimes my settings are good for months. My one constant is that things change.
I’m in a process right now of tweaking my settings weekly. But, once I get to a level that I’m happy with, I expect to go down to maybe once a quarter at most.
I do not change my settings regularly. They need to be adjusted every so often due to many different variables (medications, thyroid, …) and when these occur it can need to be adjusted multiple times per week until correct.
I adjust my settings as needed to maintain good blood glucose levels. It probably happens 3-4 times per year.
I am new to the Omnipod 5 system, and am not comfortable making adjustments unless coordinated with my endocrinologist. He’s recommended one adjustment so far.
If a reading seems it may be incorrect, I test and adjust as needed.