Insulin

[Landy]

I am currently taking an oral med for my CFRD, but it doesn't seem to be working as well as it used to. In addition to not bringing the sugars down as good as I would like, it can cause my blood sugars to "crash" if I happen to forget to snack approx 2.5-3 hours later.

So, I had a couple of questions:
What kind of insulin do you guys use?
How often?
Do you ever "bottom out" after taking insulin and if so, did this improve after the initial tweaking period?

Thanks<img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">

 

[Landy]

I am currently taking an oral med for my CFRD, but it doesn't seem to be working as well as it used to. In addition to not bringing the sugars down as good as I would like, it can cause my blood sugars to "crash" if I happen to forget to snack approx 2.5-3 hours later.

So, I had a couple of questions:
What kind of insulin do you guys use?
How often?
Do you ever "bottom out" after taking insulin and if so, did this improve after the initial tweaking period?

Thanks<img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">

 

[Landy]

I am currently taking an oral med for my CFRD, but it doesn't seem to be working as well as it used to. In addition to not bringing the sugars down as good as I would like, it can cause my blood sugars to "crash" if I happen to forget to snack approx 2.5-3 hours later.

So, I had a couple of questions:
What kind of insulin do you guys use?
How often?
Do you ever "bottom out" after taking insulin and if so, did this improve after the initial tweaking period?

Thanks<img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">

 

[Chaggie]

I currently take lantus, and novolog.

lantus is a long lasting insulin I take 4 units at night before bed. Novolog is the tricky one, I have to adjust with every meal depending on what it is. carb counting is key with it typically 1 unit for 25 carbs works for me. If I don't calculate right I can crash, I don't typically have that problem though, I eat constantly.

 

[Chaggie]

I currently take lantus, and novolog.

lantus is a long lasting insulin I take 4 units at night before bed. Novolog is the tricky one, I have to adjust with every meal depending on what it is. carb counting is key with it typically 1 unit for 25 carbs works for me. If I don't calculate right I can crash, I don't typically have that problem though, I eat constantly.

 

[Chaggie]

I currently take lantus, and novolog.

lantus is a long lasting insulin I take 4 units at night before bed. Novolog is the tricky one, I have to adjust with every meal depending on what it is. carb counting is key with it typically 1 unit for 25 carbs works for me. If I don't calculate right I can crash, I don't typically have that problem though, I eat constantly.

 

[Mathews]

I use Novolog in my insulin pump. It works great!

 

[Mathews]

I use Novolog in my insulin pump. It works great!

 

[Mathews]

I use Novolog in my insulin pump. It works great!

 

[Sreh]

I am like Chaggie, I use Lantus at night, 5 units, before bed and Novolin R on my sliding scale before meals. And yes it can be tricky as I am still getting use to it. CFRD as of my Tx on 3/2/07. I also use Metformin 500mg in the morning.

I have crashed twice cause I messed up on my sliding scale. But it wasn't to bad, I keep orange juice on hand just for that reason.

 

[Sreh]

I am like Chaggie, I use Lantus at night, 5 units, before bed and Novolin R on my sliding scale before meals. And yes it can be tricky as I am still getting use to it. CFRD as of my Tx on 3/2/07. I also use Metformin 500mg in the morning.

I have crashed twice cause I messed up on my sliding scale. But it wasn't to bad, I keep orange juice on hand just for that reason.

 

[Sreh]

I am like Chaggie, I use Lantus at night, 5 units, before bed and Novolin R on my sliding scale before meals. And yes it can be tricky as I am still getting use to it. CFRD as of my Tx on 3/2/07. I also use Metformin 500mg in the morning.

I have crashed twice cause I messed up on my sliding scale. But it wasn't to bad, I keep orange juice on hand just for that reason.

 

[Diane]

Lynda,
Only one time in the 27 years ive been diabetic my Doctor switched me onto an oral med. and it worked for a little wihle , then it didnt work at all for me so i went back to insulin. Ive been on Humulin NPH( long acting) 27 units once a day and Humulin regular( short acting) ( sliding scale) at night since then. It works well for me, but no matter how well things go there are times that i get highs and lows, no matter how well planned things are. I have noticed over the years that right before my period i have days where i need NO insulin and still have low blood sugar. Insulin is a hormone and when our menstrual cycle comes around our hormones can tend to get a bit out of whack, so it makes perfect sense, but it is annoying at times because it can happen unexpected, and if i have already taken my insulin that morning ,i wind up having to eat lots of sugary things just to keep up with my low blood sugar the whole day. Diabetes can be tricky at times, but insulin is the better way to go over oral meds for diabetes if you have higher bloodsugars. You what having high blood sugar means dont you Lynda ....It means you're sweet <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0"> lol

 

[Diane]

Lynda,
Only one time in the 27 years ive been diabetic my Doctor switched me onto an oral med. and it worked for a little wihle , then it didnt work at all for me so i went back to insulin. Ive been on Humulin NPH( long acting) 27 units once a day and Humulin regular( short acting) ( sliding scale) at night since then. It works well for me, but no matter how well things go there are times that i get highs and lows, no matter how well planned things are. I have noticed over the years that right before my period i have days where i need NO insulin and still have low blood sugar. Insulin is a hormone and when our menstrual cycle comes around our hormones can tend to get a bit out of whack, so it makes perfect sense, but it is annoying at times because it can happen unexpected, and if i have already taken my insulin that morning ,i wind up having to eat lots of sugary things just to keep up with my low blood sugar the whole day. Diabetes can be tricky at times, but insulin is the better way to go over oral meds for diabetes if you have higher bloodsugars. You what having high blood sugar means dont you Lynda ....It means you're sweet <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0"> lol

 

[Diane]

Lynda,
Only one time in the 27 years ive been diabetic my Doctor switched me onto an oral med. and it worked for a little wihle , then it didnt work at all for me so i went back to insulin. Ive been on Humulin NPH( long acting) 27 units once a day and Humulin regular( short acting) ( sliding scale) at night since then. It works well for me, but no matter how well things go there are times that i get highs and lows, no matter how well planned things are. I have noticed over the years that right before my period i have days where i need NO insulin and still have low blood sugar. Insulin is a hormone and when our menstrual cycle comes around our hormones can tend to get a bit out of whack, so it makes perfect sense, but it is annoying at times because it can happen unexpected, and if i have already taken my insulin that morning ,i wind up having to eat lots of sugary things just to keep up with my low blood sugar the whole day. Diabetes can be tricky at times, but insulin is the better way to go over oral meds for diabetes if you have higher bloodsugars. You what having high blood sugar means dont you Lynda ....It means you're sweet <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0"> lol

 

[Rokiss12]

i take 8 of lantus at nighth for long acting, and novolog for short acting. 1 unit for every 20-25 carbs, depending on if its at night or in the morning.

intially my biggest problem was tweeking the short acting at night. what would happen was my sugars would all pile up and by night time they'd be in the 200's, but then i'd go to bed and wake up in the 60's. so that was the hardest part, but it was definitly fixed with some 'tweeking'.

good luck!

 

[Rokiss12]

i take 8 of lantus at nighth for long acting, and novolog for short acting. 1 unit for every 20-25 carbs, depending on if its at night or in the morning.

intially my biggest problem was tweeking the short acting at night. what would happen was my sugars would all pile up and by night time they'd be in the 200's, but then i'd go to bed and wake up in the 60's. so that was the hardest part, but it was definitly fixed with some 'tweeking'.

good luck!

 

[Rokiss12]

i take 8 of lantus at nighth for long acting, and novolog for short acting. 1 unit for every 20-25 carbs, depending on if its at night or in the morning.

intially my biggest problem was tweeking the short acting at night. what would happen was my sugars would all pile up and by night time they'd be in the 200's, but then i'd go to bed and wake up in the 60's. so that was the hardest part, but it was definitly fixed with some 'tweeking'.

good luck!

 

[ej0820]

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.

 

[ej0820]

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.