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<blockquote data-quote="tim2000s" data-source="post: 834368" data-attributes="member: 30007"><p>Had an interesting experience this morning. Got on my bike and rode to work for the first time since I changed from Lantus to Levemir. Prior to getting on my bike, glucose level was 7.1 </p><p></p><p>Now historically, if I was at that level on Lantus, i would have eaten 15g of carbs before getting on my bike as I would normally expect that after 7 miles, by BG levels would have fallen to hypo levels (although not always). On the Levemir, I figured that I'd be more likely to see an increase so I left it. </p><p></p><p>Lo and behold, I got to work and had the predictable increase in BG levels that I expected had occurred. Cue the rapid insulin shot to deal with it. </p><p></p><p>So it seems that the way that Lantus works comes into play again, and that pool of crystalline insulin used to be massively catalysed by cycling, which of course used the leg muscles extensively.</p><p></p><p>This just adds to my realisations that I really wasn't able to manage my levels very well using Lantus, and it amazes me that I ever maintained an Hba1C level of 7% on it given what I've since learned.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="tim2000s, post: 834368, member: 30007"] Had an interesting experience this morning. Got on my bike and rode to work for the first time since I changed from Lantus to Levemir. Prior to getting on my bike, glucose level was 7.1 Now historically, if I was at that level on Lantus, i would have eaten 15g of carbs before getting on my bike as I would normally expect that after 7 miles, by BG levels would have fallen to hypo levels (although not always). On the Levemir, I figured that I'd be more likely to see an increase so I left it. Lo and behold, I got to work and had the predictable increase in BG levels that I expected had occurred. Cue the rapid insulin shot to deal with it. So it seems that the way that Lantus works comes into play again, and that pool of crystalline insulin used to be massively catalysed by cycling, which of course used the leg muscles extensively. This just adds to my realisations that I really wasn't able to manage my levels very well using Lantus, and it amazes me that I ever maintained an Hba1C level of 7% on it given what I've since learned. [/QUOTE]
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