Use Pattern Management to Solve Specific Issues
Use Pattern Management at any time to improve glucose control. Remember that this becomes most effective once your TDD is relatively appropriate and you program... Read more.
Correction Factor: How to Select, Check, and Adjust It Using the 1800 Rule
When your blood sugar goes higher than expected, it can feel frustrating, but there’s a tool to bring it down safely and predictably. That tool ... Read more... Read more.
Carb Factor: How to Select, Check, & Adjust It
Managing diabetes can feel overwhelming, but mastering a few essential tools can make it much easier. One of the most important factors is your carbohydrate ...... Read more.
Check Your Basal or Long-Acting Insulin
Download and print out this Basal/LAI Checking Tool derived from Pumping Insulin, and use it to graph the results and adjust your Basal Rates or ... Read more... Read more.
First Step: Your Total Daily Dose of Insulin
Your Total Daily Dose (TDD) of insulin is your most crucial rudder in diabetes management. A low TDD elevates glucose, while a high TDD causes ... Read more... Read more.
The Right Number of Carbs for a Low Glucose
It’s easy to panic when you have a low glucose. Your heart is racing, your body is pumping out adrenaline, and your stomach says “Feed ... Read more... Read more.
Ensure Your Glucose Target is Accurate
The Glucose Target in a pump or AID is the single glucose number or a narrow glucose range, that you want your pump to aim ... Read more... Read more.
Insulin Stacking
When a pump or bolus calculator (BC) inaccurately measures residual bolus or short-acting insulin (SAI) activity, hypoglycemia can happen due to insulin stacking.... Read more.
Glucose Goals and Variability: Your Diabetes Map
Managing diabetes without goals is like sailing on the ocean without a destination. Here we cover glucose goals (your destination) and glucose variability (the wave... Read more.
Comparison of Automated Insulin Delivery Systems
Automated insulin delivery (AID)—often called an artificial pancreas—pairs an insulin pump, a continuous glucose monitor (CGM), and a control algorithm (on-pump,... Read more.