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brontebailey

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Type of diabetes
Type 2
Treatment type
Insulin
Hi my diabetic nurse put my night time background insulin levemir from 4 to 5 units last thursday and its made no difference at all to my morning readings which are between 9 and 10 im not seeing her for 2 weeks what do i do shall i ring her monday do i increase it myself or just wait till i see her
 
Rather than wait another 2 weeks I would ring her tomorrow and give her your bg readings, 5 units is still quite a low dose and it may need increasing again.
 
Give her a call and ask what she prefers you do. My nurse told me i was free to adjust my own doses as i saw fit, obviously this happened after she educated me on how to know if i need more or less, and what to look for. Since that i have been adjusting it up or down as need be without issue. Your background (basal) insulin will likely need adjustments every so often anyway, maybe ask her to show you have to do it yourself and that way you arent stuck with high readings for weeks waiting to get a hold of her?
 
hi i rang her this morning and she told me to put it up from 5 to 6 so we will see if that makes a difference x
 
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