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<blockquote data-quote="EllieM" data-source="post: 2402746" data-attributes="member: 372717"><p>Getting the hang of correction doses could be useful to you. As a moderately insulin resistant T1 I stop my weight from rising by eating moderately low carb, and my insulin resistance definitely varies by time of day. So my lantus basal insulin can need a top up at various times of day, because it doesn't carry me through. Ideally, you'd learn from experience how much you need to take to bring your blood sugar down by 1 unit and then you'd be able to calculate correction doses when your blood sugar goes too high. But you have to be careful because short acting insulin can act for 4 or 5 hours, so if you've still got some in your system adding a correction dose can bring you down too low. Having a libre should help a lot with this.</p><p></p><p>As regards your other medications, some drugs are renowned for increasing blood sugars (eg steroids) and if you're on them you'll probably just have to accept that they make you need more insulin.</p><p></p><p>Keeping a good record of your food intake along with your doses and blood sugar levels may help to see a pattern, the libre is invaluable here. </p><p></p><p>Normally, as an insulin dependent T1, you are told to get your basal dose right first, and then mess around with the bolus. When are you taking your lantus? (Some people take it in the morning, others at night, some split the dose and take it twice daily so as to avoid any issues of it running out - it doesn't last 24 hours for everyone.) In an ideal world, you'd have your morning reading (before the dawn phenomena kicks in) roughly the same as your bedtime one.</p><p></p><p>Good luck. Don't give up. It sounds like your levels are improving.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="EllieM, post: 2402746, member: 372717"] Getting the hang of correction doses could be useful to you. As a moderately insulin resistant T1 I stop my weight from rising by eating moderately low carb, and my insulin resistance definitely varies by time of day. So my lantus basal insulin can need a top up at various times of day, because it doesn't carry me through. Ideally, you'd learn from experience how much you need to take to bring your blood sugar down by 1 unit and then you'd be able to calculate correction doses when your blood sugar goes too high. But you have to be careful because short acting insulin can act for 4 or 5 hours, so if you've still got some in your system adding a correction dose can bring you down too low. Having a libre should help a lot with this. As regards your other medications, some drugs are renowned for increasing blood sugars (eg steroids) and if you're on them you'll probably just have to accept that they make you need more insulin. Keeping a good record of your food intake along with your doses and blood sugar levels may help to see a pattern, the libre is invaluable here. Normally, as an insulin dependent T1, you are told to get your basal dose right first, and then mess around with the bolus. When are you taking your lantus? (Some people take it in the morning, others at night, some split the dose and take it twice daily so as to avoid any issues of it running out - it doesn't last 24 hours for everyone.) In an ideal world, you'd have your morning reading (before the dawn phenomena kicks in) roughly the same as your bedtime one. Good luck. Don't give up. It sounds like your levels are improving. [/QUOTE]
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