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Levemir, basal insulin

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Mileana

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Hi folks,

Still not being given very much information from docs and nurses here, so thought I'd ask you.

My FBS is around 7-7.5, I'm on Levemir and NovoRapid. The clever people have just said I need to keep my FBS below 8. Personally, I am quite convinced I can manage it to be at least around 6 and probably in the 5's somewhere. But they say '7 is fine'. I think it is too high of a background level, especially when I am on RA also? If I were to try to correct down from 7-7.5 constantly, I'd be having a hard time not hypo'ing and the effect would not last as long as I would like it, unless I were to inject also around small snacks too.

I am rather new to insulin (1 month) and brand new to basal/bolus, so if someone could tell me how my logic sounds...?

In short - with a FBS of 7.5, would you adjust your basal insulin?

-M
 
Had a stab at it and changed it 5 percent - seems to work. May need to do another 5 percent later.

Dang, it's scary to do these things and then just head off to sleep... Will never be my favourite decision to make - much easier with the daytime ones, can at least correct if I c**k up there.

-M
 
Hi Mileana,

Someone with more knowledge of insulin will answer you shortly,

It;s all very daunting isn't it. I guess it's trial and error at first.

Mary x
 
Thanks, Mary.

I'm not that bothered by it as I think most people are. I haven't been able to make pills work, so I am just happy I can now do something to control it.

It is just the factor of going to sleep alone after altering the overnight stuff that bothered me a bit as I have had lots of hypo's as they've thought I was more insulin resistant than seems to be the case.

Problem solved though, I think - this morning it was 5.8 which seems like a good enough compromise at the moment, and certainly better than 7.5.

-M
 
Mileana said:
It is just the factor of going to sleep alone after altering the overnight stuff that bothered me a bit as I have had lots of hypo's as they've thought I was more insulin resistant than seems to be the case.
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It's always better to check your bg for 2 or 3 nights after increasing/decreasing basal insulin, I would normally check around 2am and 5am to pick-up on any hypo's or hyper's.
 
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