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<blockquote data-quote="mrman" data-source="post: 962134" data-attributes="member: 40510"><p>Hi, yes split dose in regards to basal is switching from once to twice daily 12 hours apart. Not usually done with lantus (but some do). Because lantus is supposed to work for 24 hrs as a once daily injection but, some find it only lasts 14 - 20 hours so is split to make sure more is working for full 24 hours. On the first night you may wake up high having only had a 1\2 dose which will catch up by the second night as you would of had the other half in the morning which should continue to work through the night with the other half.</p><p>Levemir is a different basal more suited to split dose and, on occasions a different split is used instead of 50/50, for example 40\60 or 60\40 depending if more or less needed at am or pm.</p><p>If can't get the basal right using these maybe enquire about a pump.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mrman, post: 962134, member: 40510"] Hi, yes split dose in regards to basal is switching from once to twice daily 12 hours apart. Not usually done with lantus (but some do). Because lantus is supposed to work for 24 hrs as a once daily injection but, some find it only lasts 14 - 20 hours so is split to make sure more is working for full 24 hours. On the first night you may wake up high having only had a 1\2 dose which will catch up by the second night as you would of had the other half in the morning which should continue to work through the night with the other half. Levemir is a different basal more suited to split dose and, on occasions a different split is used instead of 50/50, for example 40\60 or 60\40 depending if more or less needed at am or pm. If can't get the basal right using these maybe enquire about a pump. [/QUOTE]
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