Insulin Pumper's HOWTO

Tips, Hints, and Procedures to help every day with diabetes and the PUMP

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Insulin Pumper HOWTO's

Blood Sugar Howto's
• HOWTO profile your BASAL RATES Check and adjust your Basal Rates (text_version)
• Insulin Pumper's Basal Rate Estimator Graphically estimate your basal rates on-line.
• HOWTO measure Blood Sugar to Insulin ratio Check your Blood Sugar to Insulin ratio. (text_version)
• HOWTO measure Blood Sugar to Carbohydrate ratio Check Blood Sugar to Carbo ratio. (text_version)
• HOWTO check your RATIOS Check that your Blood Sugar to Insulin, Carbo to Insulin, and Blood Sugar to Carbo ratios are correct.
• HOWTO calculate Blood Sugar to Carbohydrate Ratio A simple calculation using Blood Sugar to Insulin ratio and Carbohydrate to Insulin ratio will give you your BG/Carbo ratio.
• Protein, Fat, and Blood Sugar General information on protein and fat and how they can effect your blood sugar levels
  ... the pizza effect and some tips to compensate.
• HOWTO estimate your Blood Sugar to Insulin ratio Use the 1500 Rule to estimate how far your Blood Sugar will drop for each unit of short acting insulin you take.
• HOWTO estimate your Carbo to Insulin ratio Use the 450 Rule (from Stop the Rollercoaster) to estimate the number of grams of carbohydrate for each unit of insulin taken at mealtime.
• HOWTO get rid of those darn bubbles A variety of tips and suggestions for the ever present bubble problem.

Pump Related Howto's
• Disetronic-Battery HOWTO Replace with readily available Eveready 357's or equivalent.
• Square-Wave-Bolus-HOWTO what's a Square Wave Bolus and how to do one. (text_version)
• Roche Pocket Guide to Infusion Site Management Pictures and instructions by Roche - AccuChek for the application of various infusion sets including the Tender/Silhouette/Comfort set. Young (small) or thin individuals probably do not want to apply at the recommended 30-45 degree angle. 15-30 degrees may be more appropriate.

Carbo Counting Howto's
• Calculating carbohydrates for recipes How to determine the carbohydrate content for any recipe, even if it doesn't come with nutritional information. (text_version)

• HOWTO Carbo Count a detailed discussion of carbo counting including the 450 RULE.
• HOWTO measure Carb Sensitivity the 450 RULE details and charts
• HOWTO deal with High Blood Sugar the 1500 RULE developed by Paul Davidson, M.D. It shows how far your blood sugar is likely to drop per unit of short-acting insulin.