I'm on Lantus (long acting), I take 10 units every night before bed, and I'm on Lispro (short acting). I take 1 unit of Lispro per every 20-30g of carbs (it kind of depends on the food...junk food seems to need every 20g covered while healthier food only requires every 30g for me). I have a sliding scale with the Lispro too, so if my sugar is over 100, I take an extra unit plus whatever I need to cover what I'm eating. If my sugar is over 200, then I take an additional 2 units, and so on. Once I really got my insulin figured out for what's best for ME, I don't have many lows...maybe once or twice a week depending on my activity. Sometimes my period will throw me off a little bit and my sugars will just stay a little higher than usual (not too high, I'm talking like...110 instead of 90), but for the most part, after tweakage, things really got under control for me. Hope all goes well for you.
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Insulin
- Thread starter Landy
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Thank you for all your replies.
This will seem like a silly question, but I assume the reason you're taking insulin at night is because your fasting sugars were high? I haven't checked lately, but mine have always been right-on.
I could see having high blood sugar levels after dinner, but I wonder why they would be high at 4 a.m. or something?
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And I have a new word of the day...tweakage!!
This will seem like a silly question, but I assume the reason you're taking insulin at night is because your fasting sugars were high? I haven't checked lately, but mine have always been right-on.
I could see having high blood sugar levels after dinner, but I wonder why they would be high at 4 a.m. or something?
Aw, thanks for saying I'm sweet<img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-blush.gif" border="0"> You don't really know me, do you? lol
And I have a new word of the day...tweakage!!
Thank you for all your replies.
This will seem like a silly question, but I assume the reason you're taking insulin at night is because your fasting sugars were high? I haven't checked lately, but mine have always been right-on.
I could see having high blood sugar levels after dinner, but I wonder why they would be high at 4 a.m. or something?
Aw, thanks for saying I'm sweet<img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-blush.gif" border="0"> You don't really know me, do you? lol
And I have a new word of the day...tweakage!!
This will seem like a silly question, but I assume the reason you're taking insulin at night is because your fasting sugars were high? I haven't checked lately, but mine have always been right-on.
I could see having high blood sugar levels after dinner, but I wonder why they would be high at 4 a.m. or something?
Aw, thanks for saying I'm sweet<img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-blush.gif" border="0"> You don't really know me, do you? lol
And I have a new word of the day...tweakage!!
Thank you for all your replies.
This will seem like a silly question, but I assume the reason you're taking insulin at night is because your fasting sugars were high? I haven't checked lately, but mine have always been right-on.
I could see having high blood sugar levels after dinner, but I wonder why they would be high at 4 a.m. or something?
Aw, thanks for saying I'm sweet<img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-blush.gif" border="0"> You don't really know me, do you? lol
And I have a new word of the day...tweakage!!
This will seem like a silly question, but I assume the reason you're taking insulin at night is because your fasting sugars were high? I haven't checked lately, but mine have always been right-on.
I could see having high blood sugar levels after dinner, but I wonder why they would be high at 4 a.m. or something?
Aw, thanks for saying I'm sweet<img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-blush.gif" border="0"> You don't really know me, do you? lol
And I have a new word of the day...tweakage!!