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<blockquote data-quote="miahara" data-source="post: 2349245" data-attributes="member: 256148"><p>Hi [USER=535446]@Janetn[/USER] . It can take a while to establish an optimal dose of basal insulin and even then the optimal dose can change over time. I would suggest that you keep a diary of your carb intake and test results for two or three weeks and then contact your diabetes team to see what they suggest. I started at 5 units, moved up to 22u and I'm currently on 14u. It might also be worthwhile asking to discuss your situation with an endrocrinologist and ask if it might be worth having tests to see if you are insulin deficient rather than insulin resistant and if the former is true you may have to go onto bolus insulin in addition to basal.</p><p>As far as getting used to injecting, it becomes just a normal part of lfe after a few weeks.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="miahara, post: 2349245, member: 256148"] Hi [USER=535446]@Janetn[/USER] . It can take a while to establish an optimal dose of basal insulin and even then the optimal dose can change over time. I would suggest that you keep a diary of your carb intake and test results for two or three weeks and then contact your diabetes team to see what they suggest. I started at 5 units, moved up to 22u and I'm currently on 14u. It might also be worthwhile asking to discuss your situation with an endrocrinologist and ask if it might be worth having tests to see if you are insulin deficient rather than insulin resistant and if the former is true you may have to go onto bolus insulin in addition to basal. As far as getting used to injecting, it becomes just a normal part of lfe after a few weeks. [/QUOTE]
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