# 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:** ![LarissaW](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/larissaw/32/5754_2.png) [@LarissaW](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/LarissaW)\
**Post date:** [April 19, 2019, 4:33pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/basal-rates-and-hormones/4133/291 "2019-04-19T16:33:24Z")

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> [@Do Women Need to Change their Meal Boluses During High Hormone (Insulin Resistant) Weeks?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/do-women-need-to-change-their-meal-boluses-during-high-hormone-insulin-resistant-weeks/6689/35):
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> Week 1, day 4: -25% basal in the morning. No breakfast. 9am-10m: Coffee black with two Splenda (no bolus whereas I normally bolus 15g for caffeine and splenda). All fine. Have an eggo waffle around 11:45am, prebolused for 10g (each waffle is 14g) all upfront because they’re carby and fast acting (I thought and I’ve done all upfront for the full 14g before and it was fine). Started feelin low 12:15, tested at 50 (EDIT: at 12:30, dex is caught up and has me reading at 54, dropping)
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> ![D8022511-B083-4F37-943C-5D27EAAA1CC3.png](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/fudiabetes/original/2X/1/1698de99152c2e1668331df6638ac13ff254b3f0.png)
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> Because of the insulin sensitivity, I probably should’ve extended the bolus even for the fast acting eggo waffle I think

Also - I think I’ll go with -35% basal tomorrow morning because I think that the -25% basal was not enough for this morning

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