Basal rate

In biology, basal rate is a rate of continuous supply of some chemical or process. In the case of diabetes, it is a low rate of insulin supply needed for such purposes as controlling cellular amino acid uptake, potassium uptake, etc. An insulin pump is one way to arrange for a closely controlled basal insulin rate. The constant release insulins (eg, glargine) can provide a similar effect.

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