Gone off the rails

[JayF]

I'm on Lantus and Novorapid. On the odd occasion I fall off the rails (like yesterday evening), I bolus for the increase in carbs but then find my blood sugars run higher for a few days until everything settles down again. It's as if the basal then can't cope. Does anyone else experience this? If so, do you do anything different?

 

[Jaylee]

I'm on Lantus and Novorapid. On the odd occasion I fall off the rails (like yesterday evening), I bolus for the increase in carbs but then find my blood sugars run higher for a few days until everything settles down again. It's as if the basal then can't cope. Does anyone else experience this? If so, do you do anything different?

Hi,

Lantus; does everything seem to "settle down" coinciding with a change of a fresh insulin cartridge or pen?

 

[markpj31]

I'm on Lantus and Novorapid. On the odd occasion I fall off the rails (like yesterday evening), I bolus for the increase in carbs but then find my blood sugars run higher for a few days until everything settles down again. It's as if the basal then can't cope. Does anyone else experience this? If so, do you do anything different?

I'm on the same. I find if I wake up high, it can take a couple of days to get back to reasonable levels. Also, if I don't exercise or miss a day, my BSG is often double.

 

[JayF]

Hi,

Lantus; does everything seem to "settle down" coinciding with a change of a fresh insulin cartridge or pen?

No not for me it doesn't seem to make any difference whether the cartridge has just been changed, is halfway through or nearly finished