Long lasting insulin

Gaffer type 1

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How do u know if u are injecting the right amount of long lasting insulin
 

Diakat

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By doing a basal test. Inject long acting, don’t eat, test every hour, see if sugars go up or down more than 2 all day.
Not quite that simple but that sums it up.
 
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miahara

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The way my level was adjusted was by looking at my fasting glucose levels. If they were high my basal was lowered unit by unit until I got a nice steady within target level with no, or fewer overnight hypos.
 
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Gaffer type 1

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LADA
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By doing a basal test. Inject long acting, don’t eat, test every hour, see if sugars go up or down more than 2 all day.
Not quite that simple but that sums it up.
So the day I decide to fast do I still take my novarapid even though I'm not eating
 

Diakat

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No, you take your long acting - levemir/lantus /tresiba or whichever you use.
 

Gaffer type 1

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Do u think its a good idea to split the dose so 7 in morning 7 at night cause I found out yesterday that levimir only lasts 12 hrs not 24
 

Antje77

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Your long acting should keep you level without eating (and thus without taking your mealtime insulin).