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Comment by David (dns) on January 10, 2013 at 8:31am

I've been following the TAG approach since before I even knew there was a name for it. Such and such an amount of carb -- from ALL sources -- requires such and such an amount of insulin to counteract it. Seems self evident, and the results demonstrate over and over that it's right.

Comment by Capin101 on January 10, 2013 at 8:11am

This may be a coincidence. If your are fasting then you may need to re-assess your basal rates, especially if you did not have a large high fat and protein meal right before bed.

Comment by KJ on January 9, 2013 at 8:15pm

Hi! I found this group while researching a better way to combo bolus. The 50:50% strategy I was given was really hit and miss! The past few days my sugars have been really regular during the day TAGing(which I'm so excited about) but I'm waking up with a high sugar which wasn't happening before I tried TAG. Any thoughts or advice from anyone would sure be appreciated!

Comment by Natalie ._c- on March 3, 2012 at 10:09pm

The square wave bolus is a Medtronic term, and it means spreading out an insulin dose -- you set the amount of insulin and the time over which you want to spread it out. You could use a temporary basal to accomplish exactly the same thing, I think. But there is also a dual wave bolus, for which you take a certain amount of insulin up front and then spread out the remainder over the time period you select.

I was never given any specific formula like you describe, so for me it has been all trial and error (emphasize the error part) but today, I FINALLY managed to do a square wave for a hamburger patty, and it worked. :-) Dunno if it will ever work again, but at least I'm pleased for the moment! LOL!

Comment by roadsterchic on March 3, 2012 at 8:49pm

Hi everyone...
I was referred to this group by MegaMinx. (Thank you)
I use the OmniPod pump which has the temp basal setting so I am able to spread my insulin bolus out. However, I am confused by the Square Bolus reference. Is this the same thing as taking a portion of the insulin now and spreading the remaining amount over time? I know that my exucTor told me about using a combination of the temp basal as well as finding out how much the bolus would befor the carbs eaten, dividing that amount by two and adding one half of that back into the total bolus and spreading it out over say, a four hour period. She suggested that I use this formula when eating thing like pizza or burgers. Is that the idea behind the Square Bolus Wave?

Comment by knittykat on February 11, 2012 at 7:14am

This is all so incredibly helpful! I love you all.

Comment by jrtpup on October 29, 2011 at 8:03pm

Thanks for posting this Susi!

Comment by Susi (Ladalife) on October 29, 2011 at 6:30pm

Are we are we starting to go mainstream? Check this latest article from an Australian endocrinology site called: Carbohydrates insufficient to determine mealtime insulin - (page 2)

Comment by Ricardo on July 12, 2011 at 9:30am

Hi rickselvik,

I finally got a chance to watch the video and it is inspiring. I can see the parallel between the "Let Patients Help" theme of the message and TAG. TAG is about taking ownership of your BG control. It requires more work than just counting carbs, but the results are usually worth it. The doctors don't know everything and the sooner we come to this realization, the sooner we can achieve better control of our health.

Comment by rickselvik on July 9, 2011 at 12:46pm

http://youtu.be/oTxvic-NnAM

This is a great video that encourages patients to help in their own treatment, a great 15 minute video story of a guy that found his own successful treatment that his physcian did not find.

http://www.ted.com When Dave deBronkart learned he had a rare and terminal cancer, he turned to a group of fellow patients online -- and found a medical treatment that even his own doctors didn't know. It saved his life. Now he calls on all patients to talk with one another, know their own health data, and make health care better one e-Patient at a time.

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