Are small doses of basal insulin not worth taking as a T1?

I'm really sensitive to basal insulin. I even have a half unit pen as even that can make a difference. Currently taking 3 units of tresiba once a day.

I should add that I weight 60kg so that's a teeny 0.05u/kg. It doesn't sound like its enough to work but if I don't take enough I soon know about it.

 

I am taking 0.18u per kg of basal and it keeps me very flat well past 24 hours.

 

I'm also taking about 0.18u of basal . If I were on a backpacking holiday that would be halved.
Recently I forgot to put the cap on my cannula and went for an evening swim. Next morning my glucose level was 186mg/dl, I'm never that high in the mornings, it got worse after breakfast. I presume the salt water had made the insulin completely ineffective ( It took me ages to work out what had caused the problem) I'd rather take the basal and wake up somewhat lower.

 

I am just trying to get my head around this. I weigh 60kg and take 2units/dose of novorapid plus Lantus at night
A few months ago I spent time in hospital while they fiddled with my insulin following a long period of noncompliance.
To me 2 units seemed so tiny, however when I came home I started working on being LCHF, it is taking abit of getting used to, as I have severe gastroparesis, and am working on marrying LCHF with a low residue type of diet, white bread sandwiches, but with quality fillings were about all my stomach could tolerate, so it has been problematic, but I am determined to make it work, and the 2 units is certainly enough most days.
DOH Basal
I don't have enough fingers.... still 60kg 16 Lantus

 

0.19 per kg of lantus - lower if undertaking strenuous activity. Very effective.

 

Old thread. But small basal doses are v effective for me. I take 6u a day and weigh 68kg, so thats 0.07u/kg. !!

If I don't take it, after about five days, problem.

I'm a LADA still in honeymoon, though.

 

I find the opposite. I weight about 80kg. If I were to take 16 units of lantus in one dose the peak that hits around 5 - 7 hours in needs about 20g carbs to correct it or double if I'm doing something active.

I split it into 2 doses 10 units in the morning 6 at night and this seems to work well.

 

I had forgotten this thread, still managing on 2 units Novorapid with meals. Started having hypos first thing in the morning 1.9-2.3s. Ended up back in hospital with a cancer issue and I had dropped my night Lantus down from 14 to 12units.
The prof swung by and slashed from 12 to freaking 4. I was very nervous to say the least. That was over Christmas, I am on 5 units at night now. It is very tight control, with not much room to move.

 

when not on my pump i use levemir.
i have 6u at 8am and 4u at 11pm and i weigh 57kg
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