Hi All
Just discovered this thread after posting elsewhere!!
Am Type II on Metformin, Levemir and Novorapid. Diabetic nurse has always told me, if you miss a meal miss the Novorapid dose, so am happy with that for lunchtimes, but am a little concerned about the long acting Levemir.
Can those of you that have suffered night time hypo's confirm if you take your Levemir at night or in the morning - I am wondering if I will have a problem as I take mine just after breakfast time each day and have, touchwood, never had a night time hypo since starting it.
I am on my first fast day - by accident really - am off work today, had a light breakfast of one slice of oatbread toast with margarine (180 cals), started to re-read the book that went with the Horizon programme and gradually as lunchtime came and passed and I wasn't hungry, thought I would give it a whirl and see how my BG's coped.
So far they seem to be fine, no dipping or spiking, and I have an M&S fuller for longer meal in the fridge for dinner at 380 calories - I will be a little over the recommended 500 today, but then it was impromptu!!! I have got through three small bottles of fizzy mineral water and two black coffees but am generally feeling quite energetic and not at all hungry.
Has anyone else on Levemir and Novorapid tried this, and what do you think - are there any pitfalls that I am missing?
thanks
Trulee