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Carnoustie

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Can anyone help with LANTUS time for injecting please? I’ve been told 9am & 9pm
 
Welcome to the forums @Carnoustie

Carnoustie said:
Can anyone help with LANTUS time for injecting please? I’ve been told 9am & 9pm
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It's supposedly a 24 hour insulin so many people don't split it. I do, because I find the coverage is more even if I do. For some people it only lasts 22 hours so if you split it you don't get a 2 hour gap when there's none in your system.

But I find it's pretty forgiving if I don't inject it at exactly the same time each day. I personally inject at about 9am and midnight, plus or minus an hour each way, without too much issue, (Basically, when I get up and when I go to bed).

But 9am and 9pm sounds fine too, Are you preferring a different time to 9am and 9pm?
 
EllieM said:
Welcome to the forums @Carnoustie


It's supposedly a 24 hour insulin so many people don't split it. I do, because I find the coverage is more even if I do. For some people it only lasts 22 hours so if you split it you don't get a 2 hour gap when there's none in your system.

But I find it's pretty forgiving if I don't inject it at exactly the same time each day. I personally inject at about 9am and midnight, plus or minus an hour each way, without too much issue, (Basically, when I get up and when I go to bed).

But 9am and 9pm sounds fine too, Are you preferring a different time to 9am and 9pm?
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Hi Elle thanks for getting back to me, years ago I used to inject lantus when I woke up then at 6pm I had no problems but that was before using the sensor which tells me I dip around 3pm & my liver is pumping out glucose, which I knew all about but the difference is my times now are 9am & 9pm, was wondering whether to go back to previous times.
 
Have you done any basal testing?
This will show you whether you need to change your Lantus time because it is running out or overlapping too much at certain times of the day.
As @EllieM mentioned, I found it very forgiving and I could take my Lantus an hour or two later occasionally with no issues - and often did when I was travelling overseas.
 
Carnoustie said:
Hi Elle thanks for getting back to me, years ago I used to inject lantus when I woke up then at 6pm I had no problems but that was before using the sensor which tells me I dip around 3pm & my liver is pumping out glucose, which I knew all about but the difference is my times now are 9am & 9pm, was wondering whether to go back to previous times.
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You could certainly experiment with changing the times to see if it makes a difference but given that lantus is meant to have a fairly flat profile could it just be that you need less basal at 3pm in the afternoon?
 
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Have you done any basal testing?
This will show you whether you need to change your Lantus time because it is running out or overlapping too much at certain times of the day.
As @EllieM mentioned, I found it very forgiving and I could take my Lantus an hour or two later occasionally with no issues - and often did when I was travelling overseas.
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Hi when you mention basal testing are you talking about BS testing?
 
Carnoustie said:
Hi when you mention basal testing are you talking about BS testing?
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No I am talking about a test to make sure your basal dose is correct.
It has been described many times on the forum. I am on my phone now so it would be easier for you to use the Search at the top of the page.
 
Carnoustie said:
Hi Elle thanks for getting back to me, years ago I used to inject lantus when I woke up then at 6pm I had no problems but that was before using the sensor which tells me I dip around 3pm & my liver is pumping out glucose, which I knew all about but the difference is my times now are 9am & 9pm, was wondering whether to go back to previous times.
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How do you know that your liver is “pumping out glucose” at 3 pm? Lots of things can cause a spike without your liver getting involved. This usually doesn’t happen unless there’s a sudden and fairly severe drop in blood sugar which isn’t immediately treated. Even then, it doesn’t always happen. You know when it does because your blood sugar will go through the roof and require higher doses of fast-acting to get it under control.
 
david4503 said:
How do you know that your liver is “pumping out glucose” at 3 pm? Lots of things can cause a spike without your liver getting involved. This usually doesn’t happen unless there’s a sudden and fairly severe drop in blood sugar which isn’t immediately treated. Even then, it doesn’t always happen. You know when it does because your blood sugar will go through the roof and require higher doses of fast-acting to get it under control.
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Yes David that’s how I know what’s happening, as in having to have more insulin, plus I’ve had diabetic specialist in the UK & Spain who’ve told me that is my problem
 
Carnoustie said:
Yes David that’s how I know what’s happening, as in having to have more insulin, plus I’ve had diabetic specialist in the UK & Spain who’ve told me that is my problem
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Well, I hope you get it figured out, whether it’s the timing or the dosage or both. It sounds like you’re having some serious insulin reactions right in the middle of the day, which is often after many people have eaten lunch. Mealtimes can cause a lot of trouble all by themselves.
 
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