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<blockquote data-quote="scotteric" data-source="post: 1678301" data-attributes="member: 453103"><p>Are you sure his basal insulin needs are being met properly? I think a lot of people aren't really given good information about how basal insulins work, and just told to inject a specified dose of Lantus or Levemir once a day without modification. These insulins often don't last 24 hours and it's hard to tailor them to the body's varying insulin needs without a lot of thought and adjustment. I tried shots after pumping for 11 years and could never get them to work as well as my pump, which I've recently gone back to. If the basal insulin dose isn't adequate then everything else goes out the window. Some basal insulins have pronounced peaks which can cause serious hypos at times as well. Textbooks and the pharmaceutical company literature might say that Lantus, Levemir and Tresiba are all peakless, but this isn't true in my experience and the peaks need to be accounted for or lows will happen.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="scotteric, post: 1678301, member: 453103"] Are you sure his basal insulin needs are being met properly? I think a lot of people aren't really given good information about how basal insulins work, and just told to inject a specified dose of Lantus or Levemir once a day without modification. These insulins often don't last 24 hours and it's hard to tailor them to the body's varying insulin needs without a lot of thought and adjustment. I tried shots after pumping for 11 years and could never get them to work as well as my pump, which I've recently gone back to. If the basal insulin dose isn't adequate then everything else goes out the window. Some basal insulins have pronounced peaks which can cause serious hypos at times as well. Textbooks and the pharmaceutical company literature might say that Lantus, Levemir and Tresiba are all peakless, but this isn't true in my experience and the peaks need to be accounted for or lows will happen. [/QUOTE]
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