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      Of the people in your life, who (if anyone) makes you feel judged or criticized for your T1D management (for example, what foods you eat, where or when you check your blood glucose, etc.)? Select all that apply to you.
      Insulin, meters, diabetic tech are not magic wands. Its usage does not guarantee only "positive" results. Negative events can and do occur, period. Non -D- typically (incorrectly) equate negative events as being total user failure, severe user errors. As diabetics we get blamed, despite having made zero mistakes on our part. We make seriously educated best guesses, despite that truth, we can and do fail anyway sometimes! Outsiders falsely need to believe inulin, our tech are complete-total cures, rather than tiny bandages at best. When confronted for using (sic. my) "drugs" in public, no matter how invisibly done... it is their self righteousness , poor assessment which is the issue. I gladly squash such insects...
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      If you use an insulin pump that comes with a clip, how often do you have your pump clip attached to your pump?
      The more important question is 'how well does the clip work'. For me, the Medtronic clip worked very well, but the Tandem clip is quite ineffective and the pump falls off my belt during things like yard work or other bending movements.
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      If you use an insulin pump that comes with a clip, how often do you have your pump clip attached to your pump?
      I answered never. I always use a clip -- I wear my t:slim x2 on my belt -- but not the Tandem clip. I use the black t:Holster Rotating Belt Clip. Very pleased.
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      If you use an insulin pump that comes with a clip, how often do you have your pump clip attached to your pump?
      I am rough on pumps and use a Tandem X2 but dont use the Tandem clip/holster. I use a neoprene case and a pouch with a metal clip. Thenmetal clip is uncomfortable while I sleep. Looking for a different solution for wearing my pump at night.
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      If you or someone in your family has T1D, have other members of your family been screened for T1D autoantibodies? If not, do you think your family would be willing to be screened for T1D autoantibodies?
      I answered that nobody wants to be screened, but I was answering based on my immediate family. I did let my deceased type-1 diabetic cousin's 35 year old son know he can be tested for his likelihood of becoming type-1 diabetic. He said he may be tested as he was always curious if he had a chance.
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      If you or someone in your family has T1D, have other members of your family been screened for T1D autoantibodies? If not, do you think your family would be willing to be screened for T1D autoantibodies?
      I have T1, and when my oldest grandson got T1, the other 3 grandkids got screened. The grandson who's the brother of the one with T1, showed a strong possibility of being a future T1 diabetic. It sadly came true about a year later.
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      If you or someone in your family has T1D, have other members of your family been screened for T1D autoantibodies? If not, do you think your family would be willing to be screened for T1D autoantibodies?
      I have LADA, and the idea of screening has not come up, either by me or my adult children. I guess I need to present the opportunity to them so they can make the decision.
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      If you or someone in your family has T1D, have other members of your family been screened for T1D autoantibodies? If not, do you think your family would be willing to be screened for T1D autoantibodies?
      Hi Kristen, thanks so much for your feedback. We do plan to continue questions and education on T1D screening. The constantly evolving clinical trials and FDA-approved therapies that offer the potential to intervene, delay —— and hopefully some day prevent —— T1D are only effective if children are being screened for the earliest stages of T1D. Without screening, we cannot delay or prevent T1D. We do offer "No, my family members have no been screened" as an option. We appreciate your passion as a person affected by T1D and hope you enjoy our other daily questions. All the best, The T1D Exchange team
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      If you or someone in your family has T1D, have other members of your family been screened for T1D autoantibodies? If not, do you think your family would be willing to be screened for T1D autoantibodies?
      I was born in 1939 and had many childhood illnesses. Three different kinds of measles and tonsils removed before I was 5 years old, then mumps and chickenpox when I was 5. While recovering from the mumps and chickenpox, I began showing the symptoms of very high blood sugar. Three doctors examined me and they were not able to make a diagnosis. I had lost much weight, and I had stopped eating. I did not have an appetite. It was almost impossible for me to walk. A fourth doctor had my blood tested and he made the diagnosis. While receiving pork insulin I finally began to recover a few days after my sixth birthday. I did not have ant relatives with diabetes. I think the childhood diseases caused internal damage and that was the cause of my diabetes. At the present time there are still no type one diabetics among my relatives. I do not believe it is necessary for my children and grandchildren to be screened for T1D autoantibodies.
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      If you or someone in your family has T1D, have other members of your family been screened for T1D autoantibodies? If not, do you think your family would be willing to be screened for T1D autoantibodies?
      Hi Kristen, thanks so much for your feedback. We do plan to continue questions and education on T1D screening. The constantly evolving clinical trials and FDA-approved therapies that offer the potential to intervene, delay —— and hopefully some day prevent —— T1D are only effective if children are being screened for the earliest stages of T1D. Without screening, we cannot delay or prevent T1D. We do offer "No, my family members have no been screened" as an option. We appreciate your passion as a person affected by T1D and hope you enjoy our other daily questions. All the best, The T1D Exchange team
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      Hi Kristen, thanks so much for your feedback. We do plan to continue questions and education on T1D screening. The constantly evolving clinical trials and FDA-approved therapies that offer the potential to intervene, delay —— and hopefully some day prevent —— T1D are only effective if children are being screened for the earliest stages of T1D. Without screening, we cannot delay or prevent T1D. We do offer "No, my family members have no been screened" as an option. We appreciate your passion as a person affected by T1D and hope you enjoy our other daily questions. All the best, The T1D Exchange team
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      Hi Kristen, thanks so much for your feedback. We do plan to continue questions and education on T1D screening. The constantly evolving clinical trials and FDA-approved therapies that offer the potential to intervene, delay —— and hopefully some day prevent —— T1D are only effective if children are being screened for the earliest stages of T1D. Without screening, we cannot delay or prevent T1D. We do offer "No, my family members have no been screened" as an option. We appreciate your passion as a person affected by T1D and hope you enjoy our other daily questions. All the best, The T1D Exchange team
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      If you or someone in your family has T1D, have other members of your family been screened for T1D autoantibodies? If not, do you think your family would be willing to be screened for T1D autoantibodies?
      I was born in 1939 and had many childhood illnesses. Three different kinds of measles and tonsils removed before I was 5 years old, then mumps and chickenpox when I was 5. While recovering from the mumps and chickenpox, I began showing the symptoms of very high blood sugar. Three doctors examined me and they were not able to make a diagnosis. I had lost much weight, and I had stopped eating. I did not have an appetite. It was almost impossible for me to walk. A fourth doctor had my blood tested and he made the diagnosis. While receiving pork insulin I finally began to recover a few days after my sixth birthday. I did not have ant relatives with diabetes. I think the childhood diseases caused internal damage and that was the cause of my diabetes. At the present time there are still no type one diabetics among my relatives. I do not believe it is necessary for my children and grandchildren to be screened for T1D autoantibodies.
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      If you or someone in your family has T1D, have other members of your family been screened for T1D autoantibodies? If not, do you think your family would be willing to be screened for T1D autoantibodies?
      Hi Kristen, thanks so much for your feedback. We do plan to continue questions and education on T1D screening. The constantly evolving clinical trials and FDA-approved therapies that offer the potential to intervene, delay —— and hopefully some day prevent —— T1D are only effective if children are being screened for the earliest stages of T1D. Without screening, we cannot delay or prevent T1D. We do offer "No, my family members have no been screened" as an option. We appreciate your passion as a person affected by T1D and hope you enjoy our other daily questions. All the best, The T1D Exchange team
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      Hi Kristen, thanks so much for your feedback. We do plan to continue questions and education on T1D screening. The constantly evolving clinical trials and FDA-approved therapies that offer the potential to intervene, delay —— and hopefully some day prevent —— T1D are only effective if children are being screened for the earliest stages of T1D. Without screening, we cannot delay or prevent T1D. We do offer "No, my family members have no been screened" as an option. We appreciate your passion as a person affected by T1D and hope you enjoy our other daily questions. All the best, The T1D Exchange team
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      Have you ever participated in a charity fundraising event that benefitted a diabetes organization (i.e., a walk, marathon, gala, etc.)?
      I have led a team for the JDRF OneWalk annually since the late 1990's. We have been able to raise a lot of funds for JDRF...and I have enjoyed doing it. Good cause!
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      If you or someone in your family has T1D, have other members of your family been screened for T1D autoantibodies? If not, do you think your family would be willing to be screened for T1D autoantibodies?
      my siblings & parents are older (like me) and they've never expressed any interest in getting tested. my nieces and nephews have never said anything either
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      Have you ever participated in a charity fundraising event that benefitted a diabetes organization (i.e., a walk, marathon, gala, etc.)?
      I participated in several ADA walks not long after being Dx with T1D. As Ahh Life points out large $ are rased, but where do they go? I stopped supporting ADA for that reason. I think JDF is much more open on where the funding goes.
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      Have you ever participated in a charity fundraising event that benefitted a diabetes organization (i.e., a walk, marathon, gala, etc.)?
      JDRF only. I like knowing that my contributions are going specifically to T1D.
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      Have you ever participated in a charity fundraising event that benefitted a diabetes organization (i.e., a walk, marathon, gala, etc.)?
      I have led a team for the JDRF OneWalk annually since the late 1990's. We have been able to raise a lot of funds for JDRF...and I have enjoyed doing it. Good cause!
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    If you use an insulin pump that allows you to give extended boluses, on average how often do you give an extended bolus?

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    48 Comments

    1. Molly Jones

      I chose multiple times a month. It depends on how my BG / digestion is acting. This can be quite variable.

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    2. MARIE

      My husband does an extended bolus every night. Otherwise a single insulin dose would peak before the carbs in his low carb/ high fat dinner were metabolized.

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    3. Ahh Life

      🪜 BG movements are like the Weeping Angels from Doctor Who—monsters that can move only when you’re not looking at them. Therefore . . . I extend the bolus several times a week. Then occasionally take a peek.

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    4. GLORIA MILLER

      The Omnipod 5 in automated mode does not allow an extended bolus. So I never have an extended bolus which means I have to tell the machine to give me more insulin in a few hours. It is unfortunate since the older models did. I assume they will fix this flaw when they come out with the next model in a few years.

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    5. Mark Schweim

      Pumping since June 2003 and since then literally every Insulin Pump I’ve had has allowed extended Bolus options. Since 2003 I think I’ve used the Extended Bolus option a maximum of maybe 3 times in the past 19 years.

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    6. stillarobyn

      My pump can do extended bolus, but not in automode with my CGM, so I am unable to use the feature as I would like. Instead I set reminders to split a bolus, for pizza or sugary breakfast for example.

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    7. Kathy Hanavan

      Because I eat a lot of fiber and have dark chocolate as a treat often, I use the extended wave most days. I wish it were able to go longer than 2 hours as it is hard to remember to rebolus.

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      1. Amanda Barras

        Same! My pizza hits 3-4 hours post meal! I do and extended bolus and it works great while it’s running, but after it stops I still get a spike.

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    8. Amanda Barras

      Rarely, only with pizza.

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    9. karolinamalecki7@gmail.com

      I clicked the wrong one. I accidentally clicked “never” but then saw the option for “my pump does not give extended boluses”

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    10. Nevin Bowman

      Almost every bolus.

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    11. Conniekaycox

      Newish to the type 1 life will be three years for me in March. See this option on my pump don’t know what it is for how it would benefit to use it! So much to still figure out. Will see what I can learn from your comments and ask the Endo 🙂

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      1. ELYSSE HELLER

        Don’t worry about “so much to figure out”. I have been a T1D for 47 years and have been on a pump since 1983 and have never used the extended bolus or square wave option. After reading these comments I realized that extended boluses might have been beneficial to me, especially when eating pasta. I am going on the Omnipod 5 next week and am sincerely hoping that this will make my life easier.

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    12. Mike S

      Extended bolus gave me pizza and pasta back. Sure it’s just a slice/small bowl at a time, but using it prevents the future spike that invariably hits about an hour or two later (depending on what’s on the pizza/pasta of course). So thankful for the tech that makes this disease easier. (even if that same tech sometimes drives me crazy with beeps and unnecessary alerts)

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    13. Ms Cris

      Extended boluses are crucial to my management! MDI was not working well in the beginning at all. Novolog just does not last long in me, done acting in 2.5-3 hours. And especially now with my GLP1 regimen, even more crucial.

      I pre-bolus and avoid lows during each meal, bolusing for the carbs up front and extending the protein portion (at a different ratio) over 1.5 hours.

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      1. K Ro

        You have an MD who prescribed a GLP1 ??? I’m jealous- would love to try that

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      2. Ms Cris

        @K Ro Yes! My Endo is at a research hospital. They understand that T1s can benefit greatly from off-label meds…being that the only reason they’re not approved for T1s is because “they can lower BG”. Duh, that’s the point.

        My Endo does this only for T1s who really get the math, understand the potential dangers. We stepped into it very slowly and carefully. The GLP1 has helped calm my liver (excess glucagon), replaces the effects of amylin (she’s full!), and has reduced my total insulin needs by 50%. I do so much better. Without it, my carb ratio is 1:6 and ISF 1:80 (difficult to manage!). With GLP1, I’m 1:15 and 1:90, respectively, and basal is down by 40%.
        I use less than a typical T2 dose. It’s been wonderful.

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    14. Mick Martin

      That REALLY depends on the type of meal that I’m eating. i.e. I give extended boluses when I eat high fat content meals, such as chips [fries] or pizza, but I don’t eat these types of foods on a regular basis.

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    15. William Bennett

      Took me until fairly recently, after many years with a pump, to discover “dual wave” bolus as an answer to the Pizza Dilemma. Before that I avoided pizza like the plague for the first 20 yrs after dx, when I was on R/N and then basal/bolus MDI. Just too difficult.

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    16. lis be

      Only when i have a slice of pizza, maybe once every 6 months.

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    17. Bea Anderson

      It us useful for a little movie popcorn. I also use with temporary bolus often with extend bolus. Fast acting insulin is amazing, and so grateful for pumps that can help with special treats. That said, I don’t generally use for food, but unexpected highs when sick. T1 is not casually managed. I monitor bg’s more closely during these uses. I know question wasn’t about how or why, so monthly multiple times!

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    18. George Lovelace

      On a Tandem w/CIQ, who needs that?

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      1. Yerachmiel

        George – how do you deal with Gastro (or are you fortunate enough to have avoided it). I’d love to discuss IQ with you as has failed for me when I tried it

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      2. George Lovelace

        Yerachmiel, I have been fortunate enough to avoid Gastro and lucky enough to have such ease with the Dexcom

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    19. Yerachmiel

      Almost every meal bolus is a dual bolus (extended and straight) due to gastroparesis.

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    20. anj1832

      When I was pregnant I used extended boluses all the time because I was much more vigilant about having good control. Now I hardly ever use it.

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    21. Mig Vascos

      extended bolus dont seem to work for me with my tandem pump. i always end up cancelling them and adding a bolus later on

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    22. Sherolyn Newell

      A large number of foods hit me quite a while after eating them, so I use it often. Most of the time, it’s 25% right after I eat and the other 75% over the next 1/2 to 1 hour. With something really high in fat, like pizza, I have to wait for 1/2 hour after eating to start the bolus.

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    23. Gary Taylor

      I said never. I use the Medtronic 770 with the sensor 3. When I use the “Auto Mode” extended boluses are not an option. On the rare occasion when I’m not in Auto Mode, then extended boluses are an option. I wish Medtronic would allow extended boluses with Auto Mode.

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    24. Katrina Mundinger

      When I used Medtronic, and when not on Auto Mode, I would _always_ used dual wave for pizza. In my experience pizza hits my BGs about 6 hours after eating. Worked a charm except for the Auto Mode business. Didn’t like that at all.

      Now I’m on the Tandem and while I really love the possibility of adding an extended bolus, I do _not_ like the limit to 2 hours! 😉

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    25. Janis Senungetuk

      I use an extended bolus several times a week to help with pasta/cream sauces and fried rice dinners. I would extend the bolus longer than 2 hours if I could. Since the extra time isn’t allowed by my pump I almost always need a correction bolus 4 house later.

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        hours later

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    26. Pauline M Reynolds

      Multiple times per week because I have mile gastroparesis and I sometimes can get ahead of it using extended boluses, especially midday.

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    27. Lawrence S.

      Rarely for me. I use extended bolus for high fat foods. I don’t eat a high fat diet.

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    28. Bob Durstenfeld

      I use extended bolus for pizza and Indian food. Both of which spike me hours after eating.

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    29. Eve Rabbiner

      I use a temporary basal rate instead of extended bolus. Works pretty much the same way.

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    30. LizB

      I have Medtronic and use manual mode. I am very sensitive to insulin later in the day and no matter what I eat for dinner I absolutely need a dual wave bolus or else I will crash. I use it when I eat out every time. I think Tandem is the only algorithm that allows an extended bolus and I would love to be able to try that pump.

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    31. Judy U

      I use the extended bolus almost always at dinner, and especially if my pre-dinner BG is below 100. I decide on the percentage of immediate bolus on the basis of that BG. The lower the BG the lower the percent of total bolus. I, too wish I could extend for longer than 2 hours.

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    32. ellencherry

      I use extended bolus a few times each week in several instances. 1) If my blood sugar is low-ish before I eat, I’ll extend some of the bolus over 30 minutes to alleviate the potential low. 2) If my bolus is going to be over 3 units, I’ll extend over 30 minutes to prevent leaking / tunneling which happens to me with bigger boluses. 3) High protein meals, which for me is dinner most nights. I use the Warsaw method to figure out the dose and duration and extend for 4-5 hours to prevent a protein / fat rise.

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      1. Velika Peterson

        What is the Warsaw method?

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    33. Jen Farley

      Only for Pizza.

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    34. Bruce Johnson

      Not currently using a pump

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    35. Bruce Johnson

      Not currently on a pump

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    36. Velika Peterson

      Only for pizza (which only happens 1-2 times a month) and other fried food (which is also rare). I use increased temp basal after a meal with more success. I wish extended boluses could be extended for more than 2 hours as my daughter peaks 4-5 hours later.

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    37. Marissa Machado

      I haven’t started using my insulin pumps yet

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    38. Fernando Cuneo

      Depending what I eat is what determines if I do extended bolus or not

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    39. Randell Cole

      Have never tried it, enough to deal with already

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    40. T1D4LongTime

      Nearly every bolus is Extended. I have a lot of scar tissue and very little fatty tissue, so infusion sites give me problems. Medtronic had a ‘slow delivery’ option that helped, but Tandem shoots the insulin into the site in ‘spurts’. I’ve found the Extended bolus over 15 mins (the minimum time) emulates the ‘slow delivery’ option and has increased my TIR and site comfort.

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