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- Type of diabetes
- Type 1
- Treatment type
- Insulin
Hi,
I'm hoping someone may be able to help... I am attempting to fine tune my Lantus at the moment because I seem to have a pattern of fairly high readings 2 hours after eating (7-10) and most days I'll have a hypo before lunch (when I start getting hungry) and another late afternoon. I can deal with my lows quite easily because I'm expecting them and I try and snack on nuts etc - but I'm aware that by doing this I'm 'feeding my insulin' and I shouldn't really need to eat so much in between meals. I follow a relatively low carb diet and count my carbs very carefully. I find that I do need to take a bit more insulin in the evenings and I never seem to hypo after my evening meal.
I take 3 units of Lantus just before breakfast (7.30am) and 4 before dinner (6.30pm). This seems like quite small amounts compared to some people and I'm worried about dropping it any further, is there a minimum amount of basal insulin that we need?!
Regular hypos are starting to become quite draining so I'd love to sort this out.
Thanks :wink:
I'm hoping someone may be able to help... I am attempting to fine tune my Lantus at the moment because I seem to have a pattern of fairly high readings 2 hours after eating (7-10) and most days I'll have a hypo before lunch (when I start getting hungry) and another late afternoon. I can deal with my lows quite easily because I'm expecting them and I try and snack on nuts etc - but I'm aware that by doing this I'm 'feeding my insulin' and I shouldn't really need to eat so much in between meals. I follow a relatively low carb diet and count my carbs very carefully. I find that I do need to take a bit more insulin in the evenings and I never seem to hypo after my evening meal.
I take 3 units of Lantus just before breakfast (7.30am) and 4 before dinner (6.30pm). This seems like quite small amounts compared to some people and I'm worried about dropping it any further, is there a minimum amount of basal insulin that we need?!
Regular hypos are starting to become quite draining so I'd love to sort this out.
Thanks :wink: