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Diabeticsince97

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Hi, I have been having difficulty with my lantus at the moment and it seems every time I seem to have good blood sugars before bed they always wake up high whatever the reading is. I just wondered if anyone else has experienced similar problems and whether I could ask for the lantus to be changed to something else. I am on novo rapid for my quick acting insulin
 
Okay thank you. I used to inject twice daily but something just never worked with it as I used to always go low so can't win. I will ask about Levimir at my next appointment
 
Hi, I used to have the same problem with lantus, although at a different time. I'd have good bloods when waking then increase until 2pm roughly. Basically blood sugars increase throughout the day normally and the lantus should control this, but sometimes blood sugars might increase more at particular times of the day than others and the lantus might not be able to cope with this. Turns out my lantus took ages to start working and didn't work properly at all.

I'm now on an insulin pump, which is attached via a cannula, so I have insulin infusing into me all day. Instead on just one injection of my basal insulin (lantus), I have a small amount of insulin infusing into me all day, every hour. I can set different basal rates throughout the day to cope with highs and lows, e.g I need 0.9 of a unit every hour between 8am and 12noon as my bloods are higher during this part of the day, whereas between 4am and 8am I only need 0.5 of a unit per hour as my bloods are not that high. Its fantastic. I can set different bolus rates, blood glucose targets, sensitivity for corrections, and I can set temporary basal rates for exercise etc... Love it.

Good luck with your lantus, hope it goes well.
 
Hi. I switched from Lantus to Levemir a few years ago as I was having similar problems. Works much better for me and it doesn't sting when injecting.
Regards.
Glen.
 
Diabeticsince97 said:
Hi, I have been having difficulty with my lantus at the moment and it seems every time I seem to have good blood sugars before bed they always wake up high whatever the reading is. I just wondered if anyone else has experienced similar problems and whether I could ask for the lantus to be changed to something else. I am on novo rapid for my quick acting insulin
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Test your bg throughout the night to see how your bg is behaving, if it gradually increases then up your dose by one unit and test the following 2 nights, basal doses are not set in stone and do change from time to time.
 
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