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- Type of diabetes
- Type 1
- Treatment type
- Insulin
Hi all, haven't posted in a very long time but I've recently (thanks to the Freestyle Libre) got back in to taking a very active interest in managing my diabetes again (yay me!)
Anyhow, I was reading the book "Think like a pancreas", and in the bit about basal insulins I noticed it said for Levemir most people take either an equally split dose twice a day, or tend to take a higher dose during the night than during the day as insulin requirements tend to be higher due to hormones released during the night.
Now, I seem to be the complete opposite! For ages, I've been taking 18u in the morning, and 14u at night (but I'm about to reduce that to 12u because the Libre is showing me I drop quite a bit during the night). This seems quite a difference.
Is this really weird? Do other people experience the same? And I think another question I had, because I was looking at potentially asking about Tresiba because I've heard great things about its stability, is that due to my very differing need in day/night time basal, am I right in thinking Tresiba would not be right for me?
Anyhow, I was reading the book "Think like a pancreas", and in the bit about basal insulins I noticed it said for Levemir most people take either an equally split dose twice a day, or tend to take a higher dose during the night than during the day as insulin requirements tend to be higher due to hormones released during the night.
Now, I seem to be the complete opposite! For ages, I've been taking 18u in the morning, and 14u at night (but I'm about to reduce that to 12u because the Libre is showing me I drop quite a bit during the night). This seems quite a difference.
Is this really weird? Do other people experience the same? And I think another question I had, because I was looking at potentially asking about Tresiba because I've heard great things about its stability, is that due to my very differing need in day/night time basal, am I right in thinking Tresiba would not be right for me?