thanx for your replies. i am now taking lantus (36u, am), i still take porcine hypurin (12u, 16u and 20u), my last hbaic was 12.6. the only times i have managed to get a good hbaic (eg below eight), was during pregnancy, i have 3 great kids, no time for me. i have been asked to test 4 times a day, due to no hypo awareness. i get most hypo's during the night. i get terrible rebound blood sugars after hypo's as i cant stop eating until i feel better ( normally fel hypo 1.5-2). i have mild kidney damage and slight eye trouble. i feel as if it's all at once and i am overwhelmed. when i was a teenager i wasn't warned of the dangers, now i am struggling to put things right. it seems an impossible task.