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<blockquote data-quote="Kristin251" data-source="post: 1512955" data-attributes="member: 240838"><p>Ok. Not good with your gp. So laxidIical. Not their life right? </p><p>What I can tell you and how I live by is if lantus at night drops you 30 ( us ) points decrease it by one unit until your close ( within 30 US points ) If you wake up 30+ points add one unit. I advise to error on the side of caution and start slow. If you wake up during the night, test and see if you've dropped. After around 5:00 am we all tend to start rising with the kick of cortisol and adrenaline waking up to start our day. </p><p>I believe most docs reccomend lantus before bed or at night, not mornings. Not sure of your realtionship with them or if you're comfortable or allowed to adjust your own insulin so might need to talk to them and get their approval. My doc is great and tells me I have better bs than him and just test. Just be cautious. Always better to be a tad too high than hypo. </p><p></p><p>I e never technically basal tested. But I take very small doses and nothing is there in the morning </p><p></p><p>Also , Very important. As you reduce carbs your insulin needs will reduce. For me, hugely. I'm far more hungry when I'm dropping so be very careful if you were a big carb eaters. If you change your regime it's important to test often as while you reduce carbs you'll reduce insulin needs.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Kristin251, post: 1512955, member: 240838"] Ok. Not good with your gp. So laxidIical. Not their life right? What I can tell you and how I live by is if lantus at night drops you 30 ( us ) points decrease it by one unit until your close ( within 30 US points ) If you wake up 30+ points add one unit. I advise to error on the side of caution and start slow. If you wake up during the night, test and see if you've dropped. After around 5:00 am we all tend to start rising with the kick of cortisol and adrenaline waking up to start our day. I believe most docs reccomend lantus before bed or at night, not mornings. Not sure of your realtionship with them or if you're comfortable or allowed to adjust your own insulin so might need to talk to them and get their approval. My doc is great and tells me I have better bs than him and just test. Just be cautious. Always better to be a tad too high than hypo. I e never technically basal tested. But I take very small doses and nothing is there in the morning Also , Very important. As you reduce carbs your insulin needs will reduce. For me, hugely. I'm far more hungry when I'm dropping so be very careful if you were a big carb eaters. If you change your regime it's important to test often as while you reduce carbs you'll reduce insulin needs. [/QUOTE]
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