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<blockquote data-quote="Old_Dave" data-source="post: 1835572" data-attributes="member: 225678"><p>Hi [USER=139484]@joeynomates1969[/USER] ,</p><p>The first thing is DONT PANIC</p><p>I take it that you are only recently diagnosed and are now learning that diabetes is complicated, shifty and as such you are the only one to make decisions regarding it but not without help from your medical staff.</p><p>If you are taking such a large dose of lantus it makes sense to split it morning/evening so that you get a better spread over the day. As far as the total quantity the reason you should increase it every few days is to give it time to work and so avoid overshooting. Basal/Bolus schemes get even more tricky trying to determine what is working and when. I found the book "Think Like a Pancreas" to have everything you will need except the time to read it and understand / translate from US numbers to UK numbers which is also explained. The things that effect your blood sugar levels are many and now you have to learn what suits you and what doesn't. Every body has to go through the same process and the people here are always willing to help. Good luck in your future - it will get better.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Old_Dave, post: 1835572, member: 225678"] Hi [USER=139484]@joeynomates1969[/USER] , The first thing is DONT PANIC I take it that you are only recently diagnosed and are now learning that diabetes is complicated, shifty and as such you are the only one to make decisions regarding it but not without help from your medical staff. If you are taking such a large dose of lantus it makes sense to split it morning/evening so that you get a better spread over the day. As far as the total quantity the reason you should increase it every few days is to give it time to work and so avoid overshooting. Basal/Bolus schemes get even more tricky trying to determine what is working and when. I found the book "Think Like a Pancreas" to have everything you will need except the time to read it and understand / translate from US numbers to UK numbers which is also explained. The things that effect your blood sugar levels are many and now you have to learn what suits you and what doesn't. Every body has to go through the same process and the people here are always willing to help. Good luck in your future - it will get better. [/QUOTE]
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