kjw123 said:
This is just a query as to how much insulin do other T1's take in comparison to me....I take 72 units of Lantus every morning and between 12 - 16 units of Novarapid after meals I also test about 5 times daily. (T1 22 years).
Help me out guys please.
Hi,
I think the key point of interest here is not so much how much insulin you take, since that will depend on your carb input, but the insulin-carb ratio for each meal.
I take 12u Lantus am and then have a quite scary Humalog ratio:-
1) at breakfast:- 12u per 10g carb (so 35g carb needs 42u)
(Note: no lunch carbs or bolus taken)
2) for evening meal:- 3u per 10g carbs (so 50g carb needs 17u)
So TDD is 12 + 42 + 17 = 71, with % Lantus of 12/71 = 17% which is a very low % compared to a suggested typical level of 50% of TDD.
Anyone know why my breakfast ratio is so high and changing? It's strange but 6 months ago (Aug-12) the breakfast ratio was 5u per 10g carb, and it has been reducing steadily reducing over that period. What is it in the body that dictates the insulin-carb ratio .. I really don't understand so any ideas would be welcome.
Jonty (T1 43 years)