Insulin quantity needed

Lionel12

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What irritates me is how to judge how much insulin to inject. BS 140, weight 140, how many i.U. (what the hell are international units?). The idea is o keep BS to around 6.5. Any solutions out there?
 

Rokaab

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Unfortunately it is different for everyone, it also depends on the insulin regime, what insulins you are taking, what you eat and a bunch of other stuff

We are not allowed to advise on dosages here anyway as doing so could be very dangerous (and were not medically trained) - for example I know people who are similar sizish to me who take very different amounts to me.

For most of us it has been trial and error to work out what we actually need - hopefully your doctor/nurse/endo has given you some starting ideas?
 

searley

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What irritates me is how to judge how much insulin to inject. BS 140, weight 140, how many i.U. (what the hell are international units?). The idea is o keep BS to around 6.5. Any solutions out there?

Either your care team can help you with this or you need to ‘trial and error’ it

Everyone’s needs are different and can actually change over time.. if you injected what I do you’d probably die

If your care team won’t help, then you need to start small and increase the doses slowly until you get the desired effect without going too low
 

Ushthetaff

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Unfortunately there is no one rule fits all , everybody is different ! In fact the individual is different from one week to the next if not one day to the next. Sad as it is, it is the truth . Diabetes is all about finding out what works for you. When I first got diabetes it was an absolute sin to mention experimenting , but in reality it has to be done , many who’ve had diabetes any length of time say it’s a marathon not a sprint and how true that is ! Newly diagnosed will be quite dejected at that comment but sticking at it is the key and the more you find out about your bodies reaction to different foods and insulin requirements the easer your diabetic journey will be . Blood sugar levels will never be perfect your diabetic after all and don’t beat yourself up if they go AWOL for short periods. just take small steps at first and celebrate positives no matter how small they may seem , besides you here now which is the best desicion anyone can make cos someone here has definitely been in the same situation proving your not alone