Lantus time change

Hi there, I take mine at around ten-thirty each evening which is at least half an hour before bed & time for a last check before kipping down.

I have also taken to splitting my dose, two thirds at ten-thirty and one third around lunchtime as I felt my blood sugars baseline rose in the evening. This does seem to help, but everyone is different.

You could try working it an hour later for a few days & then another hour until you are happy with it. Remembering to allow your changes the time to take effect is the most important thing I've found.

Hope this helps.

When I first started on lantus I did take my lantus dose before bed, but in more recent years I've taken it early evening between 6-7pm.

if you have established its not lasting the full 24 hours, then splitting your dose makes sense..........some say Levemir is best suited in these circumstances but Lantus can be used just as successfully..........

it could be argued that your Lantus dose is used up at different speeds throughout those 24 hours, so its definitely worth changing to the evening to see what effect that has on the duration........

I know its most common to take your single dose of Lantus before bed as this means its already fully underway for the morning dump of glucose from the liver and the increased resistance to insulin...

It may well be, the manufacturers (Sanofi) say that you should allow up to 3 days for changes to take effect before adjusting doses again, I suppose this would also apply to time changes.

If your unsure how to do basal checks have a read of the following, it's for pump users but he advice about fasting is the same for those on MDI:

http://www.salforddiabetescare.co.uk/index2.php?nav_id=1007

moray lass said:

I have a look at that and thanks for that. I see my nurse next week so will ask about going on a daphne course but the chances are probably slim as I have only been diagnosed a couple of months.I was just given the basics for a start but I can phone diabetic team any time . I am reading the think like a pancreas book and Type 1 for children and young people by Ragnar Hanas trying to educate myself a bit but a my age 67 its not easy

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Two excellent books, I've read Think Like a Pancreas (several times) and have heard some excellent feedback from the Ragnar Hanas book.

The following is an on-line version of the DAFNE course, you do have to register but by all accounts it's well worth it:

http://www.bdec-e-learning.com/