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A single late evening dose of Tresiba keeps me flat 24/7 even during dawn phenomenon. Dr. Bernstein online is also encouraging of Tresiba. He recommends against Lantus for its potential for cancer as cited in studies. Similarly to you, I had bad experiences with the pump, and having used it for...

I take Tresiba once at 10pm and find my BG staying flat. I don't experience the dawn phenomenon with Tresiba, maybe because the second-to-last + last evening doses overlap correctly during the DP while avoiding a hypo during sleep (my Dexcom shows a flat line at night). With Levemir, I did...

And I agree with prebolusing 20 min before eating if you're using something like Novolog.

I used a pump for 10 years and now do shots (Type 1 for 37 years), so a dual wave bolus makes sense, although I would not go to bed for at least a few hours after the bolus to make sure you don't go either severely hyper or worse, severely hypo. A dual wave might smooth out a high - if you do go...

Village - For me as a Type 1, unfortunately Novolog isn't quick enough to deal with the conversion of potatoes, pasta, rice etc to sugar in the blood, even with pre-bolusing. When I used to eat toast, eggs and juice for breakfast (a normal breakfast), my blood sugar spiked, even with pre-bolused...

Hi Hannah, I've been Type 1 for 37 years (maybe you're Type 2), so in my experience, the feeling of failure with blood sugar numbers is real. I'd like to offer this - I few years ago on my own initiative, I started eating low carb as a three-week experiment, and I haven't stopped since (no...