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Permalink Reply by Steve D on March 3, 2012 at 11:41am

I believe your best course of action is to enter a new basal....as close to zero as possible. What is happening? I dont understand how you dont need a basal!

Permalink Reply by barbraann on March 3, 2012 at 11:42am

You can do a temp basal at -0% (or off) I think up to 12 hours but you'll have to set this every day.Check and see if you can put in a basal setting of 0 throughout the day and then whatever is needed for the rest of the time.

Permalink Reply by Bradford on March 3, 2012 at 11:43am

Like Steve, wondering what's up that you don't require any basal at all?

But his suggestion is likely the best. Unless it's a one time thing? Then you should just do a temp basal at 0% for the amount of time you want it off. If you suspend instead of doing a temp basal, it will continue to beep at you at the end of that time period until you "acknowledge" that the basal profile has been resumed. If you just do a temp basal at 0%, it will beep once to let you know it's done, but won't keep hassling you to acknowledge the resumed basal.

Permalink Reply by Rebecca on March 3, 2012 at 11:59am

You can turn on a temporary basal for up to 12 hours... just scroll all the way down past -95% and you'll get to "off". I'm not sure but you could probably also make a basal program with 0 units during the day.

Permalink Reply by MeganB on March 3, 2012 at 12:04pm

Thanks!! I have been at .05 basal and still having lots of lows, so my CDE and I decided to turn off my basal during the day and just bolus for food right now. I am in an extended honeymoon right now. Now that I figured it out I have had some great workouts without needing to eat constantly! I just didn't realize I could turn it off, so thank you!

Permalink Reply by Steve D on March 3, 2012 at 1:57pm

Enjoy your honeymoon!