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<blockquote data-quote="Sweet3x" data-source="post: 221507" data-attributes="member: 8101"><p>I'm currently living in France. For many years, when I was in the UK, I was on a dose of 26u per day of Lantus. When I came to France and found a specialist to visit, she was horrified and immediately reduced my dose to 13u, and has subsequently reduced it to 11u per day. </p><p></p><p>I have several diabetic friends in the UK who are and have noticed on these forums that the average dose for Lantus/Levimir is in the low 20's. </p><p></p><p>I just wonder why there is such a difference? My HBA1 is generally good (7%) and when I was on the increased dosage, I'd frequently run low over night sometimes resulting in fits. When checked on a fasting diet for 24 hours, on 26 my bs levels fell dramatically over night. When on the lower dose, they remain steady and my bs stays at 5-6 for the full 24 hours. </p><p></p><p>Is the insulin different in France? If I move back to the UK, will I need to increase it again? Why is there such a difference?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sweet3x, post: 221507, member: 8101"] I'm currently living in France. For many years, when I was in the UK, I was on a dose of 26u per day of Lantus. When I came to France and found a specialist to visit, she was horrified and immediately reduced my dose to 13u, and has subsequently reduced it to 11u per day. I have several diabetic friends in the UK who are and have noticed on these forums that the average dose for Lantus/Levimir is in the low 20's. I just wonder why there is such a difference? My HBA1 is generally good (7%) and when I was on the increased dosage, I'd frequently run low over night sometimes resulting in fits. When checked on a fasting diet for 24 hours, on 26 my bs levels fell dramatically over night. When on the lower dose, they remain steady and my bs stays at 5-6 for the full 24 hours. Is the insulin different in France? If I move back to the UK, will I need to increase it again? Why is there such a difference? [/QUOTE]
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