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<blockquote data-quote="lilibet" data-source="post: 65476" data-attributes="member: 11459"><p>Hi</p><p>Jopars advice is sound</p><p></p><p>What I mean re skipping meals is obviously to skip a mean and therefore you wont have to inject your Novo</p><p>The whole point of Levemir is to keep you on a flat bg profile where theoretically you dont have to eat for the whole day if you dont want but if its set right (basal means background insulin) then your bg should stay fine and hypos/hypers should be nil Thats the theory, at least but of course this is diabetes and things dont always do what they say in the tin!</p><p>Unlike the premixed insulin you used to be on, you shouldnt HAVE to eat on demand</p><p></p><p>So, if you are getting fasting readings that are higher, then this may be arising from a number of things, Dawn Phen, or not enough Novo (though this should be out of your system by morning after night time meal at any rate) or your Levemir at night is not enough to keep you low enough to wake on good numbers. </p><p></p><p>My point about skipping meals was to check at any point whether your levemir was set right. If you dont eat/inject novo and skip meals it should tell you when it starts to run out. </p><p>What I would do is consider</p><p></p><p>-injecting your Levemir earlier perhaps, or change the time of day and amounts. </p><p>-needle sizes/injecting ok? Some find changing sites, sizes make a difference</p><p></p><p>Maybe in the first instance trying taking it a bit earlier, taking a bit more Levemir, taking dinner earlier, (Dawn Ph can be worsened by eating late if i recall_) taking a protein snack before bed.</p><p></p><p>Good luck</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="lilibet, post: 65476, member: 11459"] Hi Jopars advice is sound What I mean re skipping meals is obviously to skip a mean and therefore you wont have to inject your Novo The whole point of Levemir is to keep you on a flat bg profile where theoretically you dont have to eat for the whole day if you dont want but if its set right (basal means background insulin) then your bg should stay fine and hypos/hypers should be nil Thats the theory, at least but of course this is diabetes and things dont always do what they say in the tin! Unlike the premixed insulin you used to be on, you shouldnt HAVE to eat on demand So, if you are getting fasting readings that are higher, then this may be arising from a number of things, Dawn Phen, or not enough Novo (though this should be out of your system by morning after night time meal at any rate) or your Levemir at night is not enough to keep you low enough to wake on good numbers. My point about skipping meals was to check at any point whether your levemir was set right. If you dont eat/inject novo and skip meals it should tell you when it starts to run out. What I would do is consider -injecting your Levemir earlier perhaps, or change the time of day and amounts. -needle sizes/injecting ok? Some find changing sites, sizes make a difference Maybe in the first instance trying taking it a bit earlier, taking a bit more Levemir, taking dinner earlier, (Dawn Ph can be worsened by eating late if i recall_) taking a protein snack before bed. Good luck [/QUOTE]
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