iainten said:
Hi all. I seem to be on a really high dosage of levemir. I'm taking 60 units every day. Is anyone else like this or should I see nurse.
Hi iainten,
The level of basal insulin (Levemir or Lantus) required will vary from person to person, and the fact that you are taking 60u does not mean that it is too much. Similarly the level of bolus (Humalog or Novorapid) required will depend on your insulin-carb ratio, and this is also different for each person and of course changes through the day. I take 12u Lantus each morning, but that will mean nothing to other diabetics since it is just the level that MY body requires to maintain good background BG control.
Have you done basal testing using the well established fasting method (wait atleast 4 hrs after last carb/bolus, then test every hour to check BG remains steady)? If your blood sugar drops by more than 1.7 mmol/l during the test period, the basal rate is probably too high. If it rises by more than 1.7 mmol/l, the rate may be too low.
If not how did you find you needed 60u Levemir?
This link explains about basal testing, and to convert BG readings from US to UK values just divide them by 18.
http://www.integrateddiabetes.com/p_basaltest.shtml
Jonty