Morning Corrections

[Nicksimmo]

Hi all

I have been classed as a type 1.5 diabetic. I'm on novorapid and lantus and inject 20 mins before i eat carbs. My question is regarding high morning scores around the 12 - 13 mark. Does anyone know how many units i need to correct my blood glucose to 6 ish?

Best wishes

Nick
ViviBalthier

 

[catapillar]

Does anyone know how many units i need to correct my blood glucose to 6 ish?

No. One way of trying to figure out your correction dose is to use the 100 rule: divide 100 by your total daily dose (basal and bolus) and this should give you an idea of how many mmol/l 1 unit will drop you.

So for me, my total daily dose is 30
100 / 30 = 3.33. So 1 unit will drop me by 3ish, according to the 100 rule.

If I'm at 13 and want to get down to 6 I want to drop by 7mmol. 7/3= 2 units.

Now the 100 rule doesn't really work that well for me.

Another way to work out your correction factor would be to do a little experiment, when your blood sugar is sitting nice and stable at about 8ish, you have no food or insulin on board inject 1 unit and see how much that lowers your blood sugar by over the next 4 hours. Obviously you'd have to have something available to eat, and be keeping a close eye on what your blood sugar is doing just in case it drops you a little too much or a little too quickly.

 

[GrantGam]

Hi all

I have been classed as a type 1.5 diabetic. I'm on novorapid and lantus and inject 20 mins before i eat carbs. My question is regarding high morning scores around the 12 - 13 mark. Does anyone know how many units i need to correct my blood glucose to 6 ish?

Best wishes

Nick
ViviBalthier

A "bog standard run of the mill" T1's correction factor will be somewhere between 2-3mmol/L. That's if they're not insulin resistant.

As @catapillar says though, there's no way to be sure - you may be below or above that rough guide of 2-3mmol/L.

 

[therower]

@Nicksimmo . Another problem you may encounter is the higher your score / BS is the correction dose will change.
You may find that if your score was 10 and you wanted to get to 6 then 2 units would drop you 4/6 mmo/L.
If your score was 20 then you may find that the 1:3 ratio doesn't work quite so well, to get from 20 down to 6 could easily require 7/8 units as opposed to 4/5 units.
Trial and error to determine how your own body reacts unfortunately.

 

[Kristin251]

It can also depend on how much insulin you have on board at the time of correction. If it's only been and hour or two you'll still have active insulin working.

 

[leslie10152]

Hi all

I have been classed as a type 1.5 diabetic. I'm on novorapid and lantus and inject 20 mins before i eat carbs. My question is regarding high morning scores around the 12 - 13 mark. Does anyone know how many units i need to correct my blood glucose to 6 ish?

Best wishes

Nick
ViviBalthier

It comes with experience, learning to understand what your body requires. Keep a diary and learn your cycles of up and downs. This will help to take the mystery out of the condition. I truly wish you well on your journey.