My pump settings

By | 17 February, 2016
My Veo - two days from retirement

My Veo – two days from retirement

As I’ve endlessly banged on about on your soaraway Shoot Up’s social media channels; I’m getting a new pump this week. Medtronic’s 640G no less.

The thing itself arrived yesterday and I spent an enjoyable (I define “enjoyable” quite widely in this context) evening reading the manual and programming my many and ;

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About Tim

Diagnosed with Type One when he was 28, Tim founded Shoot Up in 2009. For the diabetes geeks, he wears a Medtronic 640G insulin pump filled with Humalog and uses Abbott's Libre flash glucose monitor.

20 thoughts on “My pump settings

  1. Alison

    It kills me to say it but it really is quite interesting to see that. I never really get to see other peoples’ basal patterns. That’s an impressive range you have there, far bigger than mine – my lowest rate is 1.05 overnight and my highest 1.55 in the evening.

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    1. Alison

      Interestingly 4-5pm is the hypo witching hour for me too. Basal fiddling sorts it to a degree but never completely. Smartguard on the 640G with CGM is brilliant for that, it kicks in fairly often to prevent lows at that time (whereas if I just reduce my basal I end up high half the time as the lows don’t happen every day).

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      1. Tim Post author

        I’ve also thought about tweaking my ratios at lunchtime – perhaps that’s a cause of the dip? I need to experiment really; but life sometimes seems a little short.

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  2. Alison

    Because I found it strangely interesting to compare basal patterns and see how different they are, here are mine:

    00:00-07:30 1.05
    07:30-14:00 1.45
    14:00-18:00 1.40
    18:00-00:00 1.55

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      1. Annette A

        You want interesting? Now here, is interesting (for a given value of interesting):
        Time Basal 1 Basal 2
        0-1 0.71 0.71
        1-2 0.77 0.77
        2-3 0.54 0.54
        3-5 0.51 0.51
        5-6 0.56 0.56
        6-7 0.90 0.62
        7-8 0.96 0.62
        8-9 1.00 0.75
        9-10 1.15 0.95
        10-12 0.80 0.70
        12-13 0.95 0.75
        13-14 1.20 0.95
        14-15 0.85 0.60
        15-126 0.66 0.50
        16-17 0.55 0.55
        17-18 0.70 0.70
        18-19 1.20 1.20
        19-20 0.85 0.85
        20-21 0.50 0.50
        21-22 0.58 0.58
        22-24 0.60 0.60
        (Basal 1 is for work days, basal 2 is for non work days).
        How I would love as smooth as basal curve as you, Alison! Even yours, Tim, are more regular than mine are. And I have basal tested them to death, and that’s where they are.

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  3. Tim Post author

    I’ve graphed both your basals and added them to the original article for general interest – I guess given you’d posted them in the comments you wouldn’t mind the unwashed masses pouring over them.

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      1. Tim Post author

        It is quite interesting, isn’t it? If we get any more I might do some cool graphy things to compare and contrast.

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  4. Mike (eduad)

    I’m in! Your rates all look too lofty, and your boluses too tiny. Here’s one for the more basally challenged/mega-bolusers:

    0000 .500
    0400 .550
    0630 .750
    0730 .850
    0930 .650
    1530 .600
    1700 .700
    2200 .500

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    1. Tim Post author

      Cheers Mike – graphed and added. These are all on different scales though making comparison really awful.

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  5. Alison

    That’s really interesting to see. Sorry mine are so dull.
    What are people’s bolus v basal percentages? Mine is 52% bolus v 48% basal.

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    1. Annette A

      Basal 60% bolus 40%. Interesting to note that the basals put up here all have a dip at 4pm. What is happening at 6pm across the country to make us all need less basal?

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  6. Tim Post author

    That’s the article updated with a new chart with everyone’s basal rates on the same scale. If you too want to join in the fun then post your basal’s here (or email me at tim@shootuporputup.co.uk and I’ll add them anonymously if you prefer)

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  7. Angie

    Oooh Data! I love comparing data! Here’s mine (please note I am apparently weird and a bit backward according to my hospital…):

    Basal 1:
    00 – 02 0.75
    02 – 04 1.4
    04 – 06 0.75
    06 – 08 1.1
    08 – 11 1.2
    11 – 14 1.9
    14 – 16 1.1
    16 – 19 0.8
    19 – 21 1.4
    21 – 00 0.55

    Basal 2:
    00 – 02 1.3
    04 – 06 1.4
    06 – 08 1.2
    08 – 11 1.4
    11 – 14 2.9
    14 – 16 1.5
    16 – 19 1.0
    19 – 21 1.9
    21 – 00 0.65

    (Basal one vs basal two are for different parts of my cycle – huge difference!)

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  8. Dave

    I love numbers, graphs and other people’s vastly different usage.

    I love this thread! Tim, your profile has to be the most pump suited.

    Mine’s fairly flat but it works for me (sometimes):

    Average basal 44% to 56% bolus.

    00:00 – 06:30 0.475
    06:30 – 08:00 0.500
    08:00 – 09:00 0.550
    09:00 – 13:00 0.600
    13:00 – 17:30 0.575
    17:30 – 21:00 0.550
    21:00 – 22:30 0.525
    22:30 – 00:00 0.500

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    1. Tim Post author

      Lovely – I’ve added them to the graph Dave. Yours are quite dull – but at least they were quite quick to type into Excel!

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