Long lasting insulin

[Gaffer type 1]

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

 

[Diakat]

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.

 

[miahara]

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.

 

[Gaffer type 1]

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]

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

 

[Gaffer type 1]

I inject long act at 10pm each night 14 units.

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

 

[Gaffer type 1]

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]

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