Type 1.5 Insulin needs have gone up rapidly

[michelle88]

I didn't think insulin doses have anything to do with body weight, except maybe when starting insulin to decide a starting point from where you adjust to find your personal dose. Must be a thread somewhere about how much insulin we all take and I seem to remember it varies a lot between different people.

Yes, it does indeed vary between different people. In my case, I was bewildered my my needs have gone up so much, after staying the same for the better part of 6 years. I found some info online where it says, "In type 1 diabetes, most people need a total of 0.5 - 0.8 units of insulin per kilogram of body weight each day. Roughly half this insulin is needed for food intake, and half is the basal rate. In DAFNE half is therefore taken as long-acting insulin and this is divided into two injections of Levemir (detemir) insulin. One injection when you get up in the morning, and the other in the evening at bedtime. For most people, this is about 24 units in 24 hours." http://www.diabeticretinopathy.org.uk/prevention/insulindoseinsulin.htm