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<blockquote data-quote="EllieM" data-source="post: 2315655" data-attributes="member: 372717"><p>Normally I don't have too much issue with highs after hypos, but I only need 5g or 10g to pull me out of it. The problem with my two (suspected) lantus lows is that my bg was going down so fast I just kept knocking back the glucose till my levels started to rise. (Though I did stop at the amount that would cover the full amount of insulin I'd injected if it were humalog instead of lantus). Maybe I should limit the amount of glucose I take, but honestly I'd rather go high afterwards than go into a coma during the experience. Also, it's hard to be that logical when panicking as you watch your levels drop into the twos....</p><p></p><p>Last night I injected lantus on a level of 9 4 1/2 hours after my evening humalog (after correcting with a biscuit for a level of 4.4f 3 hours after evening meal). I then waited 30 minutes (no crash) and did a humalog correction dose to put my levels at a steady 6 to 7 over night. Not pretty, I would like to avoid the corrections in both directions, but it did work. Honestly, over the last 48 hours more than half of my carbs have been in glucose tablets. Yuk. I hate hypos.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="EllieM, post: 2315655, member: 372717"] Normally I don't have too much issue with highs after hypos, but I only need 5g or 10g to pull me out of it. The problem with my two (suspected) lantus lows is that my bg was going down so fast I just kept knocking back the glucose till my levels started to rise. (Though I did stop at the amount that would cover the full amount of insulin I'd injected if it were humalog instead of lantus). Maybe I should limit the amount of glucose I take, but honestly I'd rather go high afterwards than go into a coma during the experience. Also, it's hard to be that logical when panicking as you watch your levels drop into the twos.... Last night I injected lantus on a level of 9 4 1/2 hours after my evening humalog (after correcting with a biscuit for a level of 4.4f 3 hours after evening meal). I then waited 30 minutes (no crash) and did a humalog correction dose to put my levels at a steady 6 to 7 over night. Not pretty, I would like to avoid the corrections in both directions, but it did work. Honestly, over the last 48 hours more than half of my carbs have been in glucose tablets. Yuk. I hate hypos. [/QUOTE]
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