basal insulin

Hi fellow T1s! Is Lantus still the go-to basal insulin these days? I used it for years but switched to Levemir during pregnancy. Thinking of going back to Lantus now, but wanted to see if there's anything newer or better out there? And are there any current concerns about Lantus (I vaguely...

hey guys I was thinking about Novomix its 70 % basal and 30% rapid what does that means does it means if I inject 18 units that 18 units contain 12.6 basal and 5.4 rapid-acting insulin i hope someone knowledgeable enough enlighten me

Hi, fellow Diabetics. I just wanted to check if these figures sound right: I'm on Ominipod Dash and it says yesterday 17% of my insulin was Bolus (Fast acting) and 83% was Basal (Slowly dripping), is this about right or should a higher % of insulin be coming from Bolus? All of a sudden, I keep...

So in May i was put on levemir and novorapid. My problem is with Levemir. I was on a single dose of 16 units at night but it only lasted me 16 hours so i got tired and went off the insulin altogether and switched to a premixed insulin (Humalog mix 50). My control with premixed insulin has been...

Hi, I was wondering if any of you could help. I've been having some issues with my Tresiba recently. Some days, I take it and it absolutely hammers my Blood Sugar and I'm going Low after every meal. Other days, it's like there's hardly any there, and I'm having to take 150% doses of Bolus to...

I am on basal insulin only. The only recognised diabetes bg testing seems to be 7point. However this assumes a surge of insulin with eating, either naturally or injected. With basal the insulin just sits at is low level chugging away at the bg. Any suggestions of useful testing times? I am just...

Hello everyone! So, the reason for my question is based on a previous event. Last month, I unfortunately had an accident in form of an insulin shock (1st ever, where my mmol/l was less than 1.0). The cause of this was due to too much background insulin, which was a split of Lantus (12 units in...

I was diagnosed type 1 in June and started on 12U in the morning and 12U at night, with 6U of novorapid with each meal. This has gradually decreased. I’ve been low carb eating now for 11 days (against the advice of my DN) I haven’t taken any rapid insulin with food in 10 days and use 3U morning...

Hello! I’ve always had really good control of my blood sugars and a good Hba1c. But now I’m trying to lose weight I notice my sugars going low overnight or in the morning. I reduced my basal insulin (Trisiba) but am hesitant to reduce it more because of noticing my levels being a bit higher...

Hello guys, i am planning two trips: the first one is in Athens 500 kilometres away from my home(same timezone with my home) and Amsterdam(-1 hour different from my home timezone) and i am injecting daily lantus(24 hour basal insulin once per day) and novorapid(bolus) every time i eat. Should i...

Hi to all. Maybe the question is weird but what is the abnormal insulin requirement for a toddler (14 MO) ? My son takes 25 IU per day and around 10 IU is basal insulin (has CGM with Insulin Pump). He is 14 months old, around 10 kg, 75 cm. We find it more than average for his age (like 10 IU...

So my lantus works for 18 hours. I wake up with decent fasting numbers and then I take tablets (metformin XR 2000 mg + gliclizide MR 120 mg) with breakfast. I find that my best blood sugar levels around lunch time. Today at lunch: Pre- Prandial - 5.6 mmol/L 2 hours post - 6.3 mmol/L Dinner...

Hi all, I'll be starting on Tresiba today or tomorrow. It's the first time in years I've had a basal that I only take once a day (I'm currently on 2x Levemir) and I was just wondering for those who are using it as well - does it matter whether I take it in the morning or at night in your...

Hi all, haven't posted in a very long time but I've recently (thanks to the Freestyle Libre) got back in to taking a very active interest in managing my diabetes again (yay me!) Anyhow, I was reading the book "Think like a pancreas", and in the bit about basal insulins I noticed it said for...

Hi all, I've been trying to sort my basal rate on my pump for a fair few nights now by doing overnight testing. But the last two times I've tried, I'd either been too high to test or went hypo after dinner before the pre-bed blood test. It's really frustrating me as on these basal test nights I...

I know that there have been a lot of posts on basal insulin. I am a bit overwhelmed with the giant information posted by people and having difficulties sorting out which is which. I am very new to diabetes. Puzzled here and there many times, but working on it. Since I last diagnosed 3 weeks ago...

Morning all! I'm currently on a basal/bolus regime with Levemir and Novorapid. I've typically been taking my Levemir as a split dose at 7pm/am. Since using the Freesyle Libre I've had access to graphs and the like and I've noticed a trend. I can now see that I typically dip lowest during the...

Good day my beautiful friends! I hope that you are all very well today! I need your guidance with the following please: The theory: Basal insulin’s primary job is to keep blood glucose levels in check during periods of fasting, including sleeping. While fasting, the liver continuously secretes...