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<blockquote data-quote="sugar2" data-source="post: 154936" data-attributes="member: 6681"><p>Hi,</p><p></p><p>Two thoughts.</p><p></p><p>i noticed that you have been diagnosed since july 2009...wondered if this was teh end of yor "honeymoon" period, and that youwill need to reassess your doses?</p><p></p><p>You ahev been doing fabulously well...so I should be getting advice from you, rather than the other way around. I was on lantus, changed to levimir as it seemed to run out on me...only lasted me about 20 hours, rather than 24, and then moved to the pump...which | love.</p><p></p><p>Whilst on teh pump, you are encouraged to do regular fasting periods, where you leave your basal rate running, and measure your blood sugar every 2 hours. The advice is, that if you stay within 2 m mol/litre, from where you started off, then your abasal rate is OK.</p><p></p><p>The other thing to bear in mind is teh accuracy of your meter. Whilst I really do encourage and admire your very tight control...due to teh vaguers of the meter...the difference between a 6.9 and a 7 may not be teh obvious 0.1.</p><p></p><p>I would say, yes, try and change your doses so you can increase your control, and if nothing seems to do it, seek medical advice help to change your insulin, but don't expect your blood sugar to stay at exactly 5.5 all the time.....I am not sure that none diabetics have thsi level of control?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="sugar2, post: 154936, member: 6681"] Hi, Two thoughts. i noticed that you have been diagnosed since july 2009...wondered if this was teh end of yor "honeymoon" period, and that youwill need to reassess your doses? You ahev been doing fabulously well...so I should be getting advice from you, rather than the other way around. I was on lantus, changed to levimir as it seemed to run out on me...only lasted me about 20 hours, rather than 24, and then moved to the pump...which | love. Whilst on teh pump, you are encouraged to do regular fasting periods, where you leave your basal rate running, and measure your blood sugar every 2 hours. The advice is, that if you stay within 2 m mol/litre, from where you started off, then your abasal rate is OK. The other thing to bear in mind is teh accuracy of your meter. Whilst I really do encourage and admire your very tight control...due to teh vaguers of the meter...the difference between a 6.9 and a 7 may not be teh obvious 0.1. I would say, yes, try and change your doses so you can increase your control, and if nothing seems to do it, seek medical advice help to change your insulin, but don't expect your blood sugar to stay at exactly 5.5 all the time.....I am not sure that none diabetics have thsi level of control? [/QUOTE]
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