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Type 1 Lantus

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Type of diabetes
Type 1
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Insulin
How much should lantus drop my sugar between bedtime and pre breakfast?
 
If your basal dose is correct you should in theory stay reasonably flat overnight. So a movement of more than 2 mmol/L up or down might suggest something to be addressed.

This is assuming you have no bolus insulin left on board from an earlier meal.
 
db89 said:
If your basal dose is correct you should in theory stay reasonably flat overnight. So a movement of more than 2 mmol/L up or down might suggest something to be addressed.

This is assuming you have no bolus insulin left on board from an earlier meal.
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I was told that a movement of up to 4.5 is still okay so i am concerned! What is the recommended time gap between dinner bolus and before bed basal?
 
I don't think there is a recommended gap between the two - in fact I usually take one of my basal doses around the time I have dinner so they're very close together (my Lantus is split 12 hours apart).

A movement of over 4 would concern me as you'd need to be going to sleep at 8 or higher to ensure you're not dropping into a hypo overnight.
 
db89 said:
I don't think there is a recommended gap between the two - in fact I usually take one of my basal doses around the time I have dinner so they're very close together (my Lantus is split 12 hours apart).

A movement of over 4 would concern me as you'd need to be going to sleep at 8 or higher to ensure you're not dropping into a hypo overnight.
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What concerns me that my sugar dropped from 16.3 to 3.6 when I was back in my hometown.. I'm in the city for college and although I was the same amount of basal and bolus.. that drop was too much. I feel like I need way less insulin in my hometown. 24 units of Lantus simply don't drop my sugar more than 2.2 .. I wonder
 
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