Toujeo/lantus

[Jaxtype1]

I have recently changed from Lantus to Toujeo but I am now bombing high and low it’s rediculous so I want to go back to Lantus but I was taking it around 10pm and got hypos at 2/3an I was thinking of trying around 7pm then I can eat 15g carbs before bed (around midnight) does anyone else do this and any advise please. I am new here this is my first post and type 1 for 44 years. Thanks

 

[alphabeta]

Hello,
Is your Lantus too high that it is causing hypos? Some diabetics experience a 2 mmol/l drop some nothing at all. Also, where are you injecting? I found that not so surprisingly my Lantus dropped me because I injected at the same site every other day. I changed the site and now no drop at all. Also, are you exercising the area where you injected? This causes faster absorption of Lantus due to increased blood flow.

 

[scotteric]

I have recently changed from Lantus to Toujeo but I am now bombing high and low it’s rediculous so I want to go back to Lantus but I was taking it around 10pm and got hypos at 2/3an I was thinking of trying around 7pm then I can eat 15g carbs before bed (around midnight) does anyone else do this and any advise please. I am new here this is my first post and type 1 for 44 years. Thanks

Are you able to try Levemir or Tresiba? Both are more modern than Lantus and work more consistently.

 

[Jaxtype1]

Hello,
Is your Lantus too high that it is causing hypos? Some diabetics experience a 2 mmol/l drop some nothing at all. Also, where are you injecting? I found that not so surprisingly my Lantus dropped me because I injected at the same site every other day. I changed the site and now no drop at all. Also, are you exercising the area where you injected? This causes faster absorption of Lantus due to increased blood flow.

Thanks, I inject in my bum, I don’t excersise that! and I am aware Lantus has a peak after about 5/6 hours I was ok before when my hb1ac was high but since I got that down it’s been happening, been on Toujeo for a week but I don’t like it.

 

[alphabeta]

Thanks, I inject in my bum, I don’t excersise that! and I am aware Lantus has a peak after about 5/6 hours I was ok before when my hb1ac was high but since I got that down it’s been happening, been on Toujeo for a week but I don’t like it.

Hba1c going down might explain this to be honest and Toujeo recieved many bady reviews but I never tried it before.

 

[evilclive]

Worth remembering that Toujeo is just Lantus, only 3x concentration. Which does make a difference in behaviour, and conveniently means it can have a new patent, but a lot of it should be similar.