# How much should basals on the pump account for?

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**Category:** Flatliners\
**Tags:** basal\
**Created:** [September 10, 2017, 12:55pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/how-much-should-basals-on-the-pump-account-for/1913 "2017-09-10T12:55:39Z")\
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**Post date:** [September 10, 2017, 2:37pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/how-much-should-basals-on-the-pump-account-for/1913/4 "2017-09-10T14:37:50Z")

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> [@type1\_toddler](#):
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> I recently heard they should account for 50%!

Some endos and CDEs believe you should have 50% basal, others 40% and I don’t understand why. We’ve had discussions about this idea before:

> [@Bad endos](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/bad-endos/1514/54):
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> My CDE also believes there is some kind of ideal basal/bolus ratio, though not 50/50 I think, rather 40/60 or something like that. I don’t understand where this idea comes from. Does my carb intake affect my basal needs? I eat ridiculous amounts of carbs and let’s say I reduced my carb intake by half, thereby drastically lowering the daily amount of bolus insulin, that would change my basal/bolus ratio too, right? I fail to see why it should not change and why a different ratio would be bad.

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