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<blockquote data-quote="Zilsniggy" data-source="post: 1728494" data-attributes="member: 222691"><p>I am T2 like you and insulin dependent. Like you, I also work nightshift. I change my insulin regime when on nightshift as I eat during the night. I consider the meals I have as: breakfast(whatever I have when I get up, doesn't matter what time it is), then next meal as lunch, then next as dinner. So I take my novorapid with these meals. You will have to decide when to take your Lantus, but you need to take it, as it provides a background level of insulin which your pancreas isn't providing. You will need to check your blood sugar often as sometimes nightshift has strange effects on your sugars, I find I can become hypo quite easily in the early morning.</p><p></p><p>The other thing is what you are eating </p><p></p><p>If you stay with a high carb diet, the insulin you've been prescribed may not be enough to cover what you are eating. Perhaps keep a food diary foir a week and also record your blood sugars so that you can see how you react to what you are eating. It might also help to see blood sugar trends.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Zilsniggy, post: 1728494, member: 222691"] I am T2 like you and insulin dependent. Like you, I also work nightshift. I change my insulin regime when on nightshift as I eat during the night. I consider the meals I have as: breakfast(whatever I have when I get up, doesn't matter what time it is), then next meal as lunch, then next as dinner. So I take my novorapid with these meals. You will have to decide when to take your Lantus, but you need to take it, as it provides a background level of insulin which your pancreas isn't providing. You will need to check your blood sugar often as sometimes nightshift has strange effects on your sugars, I find I can become hypo quite easily in the early morning. The other thing is what you are eating If you stay with a high carb diet, the insulin you've been prescribed may not be enough to cover what you are eating. Perhaps keep a food diary foir a week and also record your blood sugars so that you can see how you react to what you are eating. It might also help to see blood sugar trends. [/QUOTE]
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