Chris Geoghooligan ✊

Usually when I play soccer in the evenings, I turn “exercise” mode on my pump & reduce my basal rate to 40%.

Tonight I increased my basal to 200%, no exercise mode, 50% stronger correction factor, and a temporary basal rate of 150% (so total basal rate of 300%). Despite playing nearly the whole game, I hovered around 210 mg/dL.

Wild.

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May 28 at 1:51amWeb
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@VTDARKSIM did exercise mode not work for you? (i.e. why go to all the trouble?) it usually works a charm for me for yardwork and cycling, but probably that's not so aerobic as soccer.
Show threadChris Geoghooligan ✊May 28

@peachfiend it used to work well, but in the last year or so I’ve been very brittle when exercising, which is why I usually also cut the basal to 40%.

Except this week, when I am just dumping insulin into my veins at an insane clip to stay somewhat normal. No way exercise mode would keep up with a 300% basal need.