This week has been nuts and I finally said to heck with this.
Was up to 2.85 units of insulin per hour and finally said to myself, “self, this is nuts.” So I lowered my basal rate to 0.75. I woke up at 94. Hmmm!! That was 3 days ago. Still at 0.75 for most of the day and no more than 1.00 at any time of the day.
Why?
Why would this work almost as good as more than 2 more units of insulin an hour? The weather cooling? Better insulin (new shipment)? Just a diabetic thing?
Is this what I have to look forward to for the remainder of my life?
Your thoughts, experience, input would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you,
marty
I liked the internal monologue 
Where was your last pod placed (when you were pumping 2.85 u/hr basal)? It’s likely that the canula was either in a place that was not very fatty (too lean or muscly at that spot perhaps?) or that the canula had managed to stick directly into a place where some scar tissue had been (or at least an increase in fibrous tissue). So the insulin was going in and just “sitting”, so to speak.
Since that was 3 days ago, I’m sure you’ve changed pod locations since then. If you’re back to your normal rates, and things seem to be going well, then I’d consider that previous spot a location of which you’d want to steer clear for a bit (just so you don’t have absorption issues and end up increasing basal rates again, etc).
For me when I started on the pump or still when I go through Basal testing. The less insulin I use the less I need. It keeps going like that till you hit rock bottom. If you only have so many Y receptors that carry the insulin through the body then the rest of it really isn’t working. Not sure this makes sense. Good luck Glad to see the .75 IS working though