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<blockquote data-quote="viv k" data-source="post: 964678" data-attributes="member: 110575"><p>Hi again Josephine, I'm fairly new to type 1 & insulin, so this might be out of order (maybe some more knowledgeable types could comment?), but isn't 18 units basal a lot & why no mealtime/ bolus insulin? </p><p></p><p>I was started on 6 units basal, when that wasn't enough my DN introduced 2-3 units bolus at lunch and dinner. That helped, but wasn't quite enough, so the basal went up to 9. At that level, I <u>have</u> to eat a mid morning snack (10-15g carb) to avoid going hypo before lunch- I don't have bolus insulin at breakfast, the basal alone will send me hypo (at work, no exercise), god knows what 18 units basal would do, I expect I'd need an ambulance. Of course we are all different, but maybe someone experienced might know more about this.</p><p></p><p>Hey Johnski, that's really interesting. That would suggest that glucose can move into the brain without insulin. Time for me to give the grey matter a work out and find out more <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> .</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="viv k, post: 964678, member: 110575"] Hi again Josephine, I'm fairly new to type 1 & insulin, so this might be out of order (maybe some more knowledgeable types could comment?), but isn't 18 units basal a lot & why no mealtime/ bolus insulin? I was started on 6 units basal, when that wasn't enough my DN introduced 2-3 units bolus at lunch and dinner. That helped, but wasn't quite enough, so the basal went up to 9. At that level, I [U]have[/U] to eat a mid morning snack (10-15g carb) to avoid going hypo before lunch- I don't have bolus insulin at breakfast, the basal alone will send me hypo (at work, no exercise), god knows what 18 units basal would do, I expect I'd need an ambulance. Of course we are all different, but maybe someone experienced might know more about this. Hey Johnski, that's really interesting. That would suggest that glucose can move into the brain without insulin. Time for me to give the grey matter a work out and find out more :) . [/QUOTE]
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