@justadad I've never used Levemir but I know many people split the dose and have it morning and evening. This allows for adjustments to one dose at a time, and can give better coverage.
Is he on fixed doses of Novorapid then? Does he also have fixed amounts of carbs that he has to eat for each meal?
Regarding pumps, I have an Animas Vibe but don't have the associated Dexcom CGM (because I'd have to pay for it and can't currently afford it) but if I did have it, my pump screen would show my CGM info too.
Thanx for the reply. The libre does not have the functionality to send real time data, though, right?Hi. Sorry I can't give any advice, we use the libre
Thanx for that, but the animas vibe works well with dexcom g4, no?@justadad I've never used Levemir but I know many people split the dose and have it morning and evening. This allows for adjustments to one dose at a time, and can give better coverage.
Is he on fixed doses of Novorapid then? Does he also have fixed amounts of carbs that he has to eat for each meal?
Regarding pumps, I have an Animas Vibe but don't have the associated Dexcom CGM (because I'd have to pay for it and can't currently afford it) but if I did have it, my pump screen would show my CGM info too.
Yes, he is on fixed doses of insulin, but no fixed diet. By no means I can consider his a low carb diet, just careful on the sugar side. We need to learn how to adjust his carbs, I guess one of those smart kitchen scales might work.
Anyways his bg was 9 this evening. Took the usual 9 units before meal. We will see how it goes.
Thanx a million, you are very supportive. Just spoke to his endo who suggested lowering his levemir. Also mentioned the possibility of a remission.Ok, well that may be a big part of the problem. There's nothing wrong with fixed doses but they require fixed amounts of carbs to get good blood sugar. If his carb amount varies from meal to meal, then his blood sugars will be up and down.
I strongly suggest learning carb counting and adjusting insulin to match what he eats. That's what a pancreas does. It makes all the difference. You mentioned his low after lunch above, but that could easily be because he didn't have enough carbs for the insulin dose he took. Insulin and carbs are intimately connected. If you want a great book, I recommend Think Like A Pancreas.
For carb counting, there's an online course here:
https://www.bertieonline.org.uk
He doesn't have to eat a low carb diet to get good control. As long as he doesn't eat excessive carbs, he should be able to get good control with the appropriate use of insulin. Sorry to go on about carbs and insulin, but it frustrates me enormously when people aren't shown how to carb count. It's not uncommon now sadly. It makes it so hard for people and Makes no sense to me.
Anyway.....yes, the Animas Vibe pump supports Dexcom G4. This video explains it a lot better than I can:
Thanx for the reply. The libre does not have the functionality to send real time data, though, right?
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