Tom Riffe

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  Bea Anderson has commented in the same post you commented in :
  On average, how many adjustment boluses would you estimate you manually give yourself in a day? For the purposes of this question, these “adjustment boluses” do not include insulin automatically dosed by an algorithm without user input, and exclude doses given when also bolusing for food.
  Wish I didn’t have to, but glad the option is there. Blood sugars have been wonky. Two wks ago all was golden. Now that previously great basal rate needs 150% temp. Or higher/lower.
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  mbulzomi@optonline.net has commented in the same post you commented in :
  On average, how many adjustment boluses would you estimate you manually give yourself in a day? For the purposes of this question, these “adjustment boluses” do not include insulin automatically dosed by an algorithm without user input, and exclude doses given when also bolusing for food.
  Can you tell us what brand of pump you are using?
- 1 year, 7 months ago
  
  mbulzomi@optonline.net has commented in the same post you commented in :
  On average, how many adjustment boluses would you estimate you manually give yourself in a day? For the purposes of this question, these “adjustment boluses” do not include insulin automatically dosed by an algorithm without user input, and exclude doses given when also bolusing for food.
  I answered Two (2). I find my Tandem Control IQ is too slow, so I give myself a correction Bolus. most of the time I'm right on target!!
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  Steven Gill has commented in the same post you commented in :
  On average, how many adjustment boluses would you estimate you manually give yourself in a day? For the purposes of this question, these “adjustment boluses” do not include insulin automatically dosed by an algorithm without user input, and exclude doses given when also bolusing for food.
  Used to wait several hours until I learned confidence in my CGM. My "upper" alert is now set for 130 , the alarm goes off at 125. If there are arrows will add at least 1/2 unit, 3 arrows maybe 1-2 regardless of the timing. My levels are practically straight just after meals now (I bolus 20-25 minutes before eating lunch, 15-20 minutes before dinner) so if they rise I try to stop that rise. ie: Bought a huge lunch yesterday, maybe 30 minutes after eating the alarm went off 126 - 2 arrows, took 1 unit. Another alarm at 144 maybe45 minutes later? another unit, stabilized close to 120. ( After 20 years in mid 6-low 7 my 30 average on my CGM reads 112, my glucose meter 117. Possible a1C at mid to high 5 with fewer hypo episodes +lowered basal as well).
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  Lawrence S. has commented in the same post you commented in :
  On average, how many adjustment boluses would you estimate you manually give yourself in a day? For the purposes of this question, these “adjustment boluses” do not include insulin automatically dosed by an algorithm without user input, and exclude doses given when also bolusing for food.
  I expect my blood sugars to go up somewhat after I eat. But, if it goes up too much, I go to the bolus screen, without waiting, and let the pump algorithms figure out how much more I need, or on some occasions, make an educated guess.
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  Lawrence S. has commented in the same post you commented in :
  On average, how many adjustment boluses would you estimate you manually give yourself in a day? For the purposes of this question, these “adjustment boluses” do not include insulin automatically dosed by an algorithm without user input, and exclude doses given when also bolusing for food.
  I'm with you on that. However, my doctors have told me that the word has been given to medical folks about the dangers of low blood sugars because of diabetics getting into car crashes. So, to counter that, I always check my blood glucose before I drive, and I keep a constant eye on my BG while I am driving.
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  Lawrence S. has commented in the same post you commented in :
  On average, how many adjustment boluses would you estimate you manually give yourself in a day? For the purposes of this question, these “adjustment boluses” do not include insulin automatically dosed by an algorithm without user input, and exclude doses given when also bolusing for food.
  I apologize. I do not use the Tandem Basal IQ; I use the Tandem Control IQ.
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  stillarobyn has commented in the same post you commented in :
  On average, how many adjustment boluses would you estimate you manually give yourself in a day? For the purposes of this question, these “adjustment boluses” do not include insulin automatically dosed by an algorithm without user input, and exclude doses given when also bolusing for food.
  I'd say anywhere between 1 and 3 a day, but usually i leave it to automode
- 1 year, 7 months ago
  
  Kathy Hanavan likes your comment at
  On average, how many adjustment boluses would you estimate you manually give yourself in a day? For the purposes of this question, these “adjustment boluses” do not include insulin automatically dosed by an algorithm without user input, and exclude doses given when also bolusing for food.
  Like others I override algorithm and manual bolus 1 or 2 unit to bring higher than I like BG down faster and allow the algorithm to turn off pump/basal if it predicts low and I don't go low with this approach.
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  Robert Wilson has commented in the same post you commented in :
  On average, how many adjustment boluses would you estimate you manually give yourself in a day? For the purposes of this question, these “adjustment boluses” do not include insulin automatically dosed by an algorithm without user input, and exclude doses given when also bolusing for food.
  Not using a pump so I manually adjust everything.
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  Robert Brooks has commented in the same post you commented in :
  On average, how many adjustment boluses would you estimate you manually give yourself in a day? For the purposes of this question, these “adjustment boluses” do not include insulin automatically dosed by an algorithm without user input, and exclude doses given when also bolusing for food.
  Exactly. Hard to wait when a high is stubborn.
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  Patricia Dalrymple has commented in the same post you commented in :
  On average, how many adjustment boluses would you estimate you manually give yourself in a day? For the purposes of this question, these “adjustment boluses” do not include insulin automatically dosed by an algorithm without user input, and exclude doses given when also bolusing for food.
  Me as well. Highs make me feel awful. Lows I just eat. They don’t bother me. I’m lucky.
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