lantus

Hi, I am in desperate need of some advice, after a longgg time of wanting to switch my long acting insulin injection site for more flexibility and better control (has always been in the stomach as this is what I was told to do when I was diagnosed 6 years ago.) I have started to inject into my...

hello guys I have a strange problem I m type1 since 2003 I was using Insulatard and Actrapid for 20 years last month my dr advised me to switch to Lantus and Apidra starting at 25 units of Lantus before bed the first week 6 hours after injecting Lantus I crashed after a month from 25 I went to 6...

.. I’ve tried going down on dosage but it still happens. what’s weird is that when I take my Lantus in the morning, it doesn’t seem to drop me the way it does at night…super weird. Does anyone know why this could happen specifically at night? How do you feel about switching from Lantus to Basaglar?

Hello! I'm a type 1 diabetic and just wanted to ask if there was any way for me to check if I've accidentally taken my long-acting insulin (Lantus) twice? Or what symptoms I should be on the lookout for in regards to that (the only one I can think of is hypoglycemia after taking a usual amount...

I am female 59. In addition to Diabetes, I have 2 Heart conditions (1 genetic) and had a TIA in 2018. Kept my weight for the last 15 years around 11-12 stone, which may seem a lot but prior to that i actually weighed in at 19 stone, 2lbs. Basically lost 10 stone in just over 1 year. Having...

Hi, I have recently moved from the UK back to New Zealand. In the UK I was on Novorapid and Tresiba, and that regime was working really well. Tresiba is not available in this country, and I've had to go back to using Lantus. The results have been frustrating, with morning highs virtually every...

Hello. First post although I have watched this place for a while. I have been type 1 for about 34 years. The last 15-20 years have been on lantus and novorapid. For the last 10-12 years I have been under the supervision of the GP surgery and before that the diabetic clinic. During that time I...

I'm taking lantus and byetta while I wait for confirmation of my LADA diagnosis...My question is, does Byetta do anything to help type 1.5??? Or am I wasting my time and money trying to manage post meal blood sugar with it? My diabetes team seems pretty convinced I've got LADA not type 2, as...

Hi, i'm new to this forum and i just needed a place to vent, cry and let out my fears and rage. I was diagnosed with my diabetes in 2004 when I was 12 years old. I will be honest i've never been good at monitoring blood sugars etc. Mostly so since I became an independent adult. However, I am...

Hey everyone, I've been a type 1 diabetic for 12 years soon, where I have been through both pump and pen therapy. I have a preference for pen, thus using those. In general, I do not have an issue, but I have a hard time figuring out how to ideally set up my basal insulin. I am very active...

I recently crossed from prediabetic to diabetic which I was controlling by diet. I then had a distal pancreatectomy losing about a third of my pancreas. Postoperatively the hospital put me on Lantus 10 units but the surgeon says that it still might be possible to control by diet or I might find...

I have been hyperglycaemic for a few weeks and am struggling to control my levels. I am eating responsibly etc. My routine appointment with my diabetic nurse was over the phone and didn’t entirely go to plan. I wanted advice on moving to hflc diet (this seemed to make her a little angry - they...

I've been having trouble with Lantus ever since I've used it (since Inwas first diagnosed I believe, almost 11 years!!) It's always been difficult to inject, I'll push down three or four clicks and then it's harder to push, almost like I'm trying to inject syrup through a tiny needle. It burns...

Hi I missed my lantus dose last night at 10pm, wasn’t sure what to do and my diabetic nurse is on holiday - another nurse told me to take half my dose now and then my normal dose again tonight as usual. This strikes me as potentially dangerous - surely I think have 1.5x the dose in my system...

Hello, I am new here on this forum. I'm 25years old with type 1 since I was 10yrs. I used mixtard 30(2 times a day) from previous 8yrs. But i had to change it because of poor control. But doctor gave me novolog 50 and three times a day. But it requires so much dosing about 40+10+20 a day. I...

Hello! I’m quite newly diagnosed and have been on insulin since August. I take Lantus twice a day and Fiasp for meals ... and am getting frustrated at the dawn phenomenon. I take Lantus before bed (not at an exact time) and when I wake up. On my Libre graph I can see I stay steady until I wake...

Hi everyone, I just need to get this off my chest. A few days ago, I injected Lantus (12 units) and must've hit a vein or something, because after 20 minutes I started feeling very dizzy, measured my blood sugar and was at 1.2 mmol/l, which is the lowest reading I've ever seen. I live alone for...

Hey there, As the title indicates, I was wondering if anyone could share their experience when going from Lantus to Levemir in regards to the dosing conversation aspect? I personally use a small amount of Lantus that is being taken every 12th hour - 10 units in the morning, followed by 1.5...

I usually take my lantus first thing in the morning, and I was at my boyfriends last night and realised I only had half the dose left to take. I am home now and it’s 9pm and I’m wondering whether to take the rest or just leave it and take my regular dose tomorrow morning?

Hi! New to the forums, I'm Type 1 and injecting Novorapid for meals and Lantus in the evening. I'm trying to tackle my high sugars in the mornings. I recently saw a diabetes dietician and she suggested I make a switch from my usual breakfast bars of about 30g of carbs to something with low GI...