IV is beyond us right now, and for the next few years—so I am impressed. How did you get trained?
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Long story. Let me make sure I have it right before I begin. 
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Only joking, @Michel! I want to make sure I take my time on anything IV-related as I take it very, very seriously but don’t have time to give it proper thought right now. I set myself for an hour of zero basal for my run, and time’s up. I’ll be back with it though.
Knock on wood. 
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@Michel, while sticking into a vein isn’t really all that hard, I would have your son take a class where they cover the sanitation aspects of it. Injecting things into the Sub-Q/Muscular areas is quite contained when you make a mistake. IV is quite a different beast.
Saying this after just getting finished inspecting my son’s latest (2nd in 6 months) infected site. The first was his fault 100%, the second we aren’t sure.
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As far as priorities go, sanitation and safety are it. If you can’t do it safely, you can’t do it. And the bolus itself is a nudge in the right direction—not a correction. Again, when it comes to deciding whether to use one, safety always ranks highest in the consideration. It’s not like other boluses, it is riskier, and it needs to be taken very seriously. I do really appreciate how they work and hope to be able to incorporate them into future management, but I’m not willing to gamble with them. I was asked how I had lowered my a1c, and i believe the use of them has contributed to that, but I don’t take them lightly.
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