# Basal Rates and Hormones

**URL:** <https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/basal-rates-and-hormones/4133>\
**Category:** Hormones\
**Created:** [May 31, 2018, 12:51pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/basal-rates-and-hormones/4133 "2018-05-31T12:51:53Z")\
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**Author:** ![T1Allison](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c77e96/32.png) [@T1Allison](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/T1Allison)\
**Post date:** [July 22, 2018, 2:21am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/basal-rates-and-hormones/4133/127 "2018-07-22T02:21:56Z")

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> [@Basal Discussion Deep Dive for Everyone](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/basal-discussion-deep-dive-for-everyone/4536/49):
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> This is the best Day 20 bg run I’ve had in a long, long time. This timeframe is notoriously difficult to pinpoint proper dosing for because of the hormonal ramp up to peak progesterone (which doesn’t give physical clues like ovulation does). +15% basal for the win today! On a related note, my sites seem to tolerate meal doses better when I’m utilizing basal to handle hormone-induced insulin resistance (probably bc I’m not pumping repeated correction doses through them). I enjoy not…

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