New To Abasaglar

[Ameribrit]

Hi . I'm a newbie to taking long acting insulin. Does anybody know why my DSN says no to increasing the dose, rather than adding another insulin with meals? I am shocked fasting BS is 8.5 up to 10.

 

[urbanracer]

Hi . I'm a newbie to taking long acting insulin. Does anybody know why my DSN says no to increasing the dose, rather than adding another insulin with meals? I am shocked fasting BS is 8.5 up to 10.

Abasaglar is a long acting insulin designed to last for 24hrs in the body. It has a flat activity profile and is intended to regulate the continuous trickle of glucose from your liver. Abasaglar cannot cope with the sudden in-rush of glucose resulting from food that you've consumed and many insulin users end up taking a rapid acting insulin before eating.

The 2 insulin types have a subtle interaction (at least for me) and if you inject a rapid acting insulin for meals you may find that you need to back off the long acting a little. You'll probably need to experiment to get the balance right.

 

[Sani Thomas]

I had high morning doses which came down after increasing the basal insulin.