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Novorapid 120 units prior each meal (120 x 3 times aday ) !!! Help me please !!
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<blockquote data-quote="Spiker" data-source="post: 513527" data-attributes="member: 102150"><p>Khalifa, you've made a great decision to put behind you excessive amounts of carbs and really excessive levels of insulin to try to manage them. </p><p></p><p>Hypos will be the main challenge as you adapt your lifestyle so test regularly, particularly after exercise and maybe set an alarm during the night for a test since you have had night hypos. Correct hypos gently with just around 12g of Gkucotabs or similar. Over correction leads to swings. </p><p></p><p>Keep in mind your Lantus level will also come down. Ideally you would figure out your correct basal rate first before figuring out your correct Insulin : Carb Ratio (ICR) and insulin sensitivity factor (ISF) for corrections. Realistically you need at least a guesstimate so figure out how many carbs in your typical big meal from last week and divide by 120 as a first estimate. Monitor thus number and change it based on the evidence of your meter. While you are figuring out your basal rate, ICR and ISF, weigh your food, use packaging labels, or failing that use Carbs n Cals (less accurate but better than total guesswork). </p><p></p><p>You've made a great decision.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Spiker, post: 513527, member: 102150"] Khalifa, you've made a great decision to put behind you excessive amounts of carbs and really excessive levels of insulin to try to manage them. Hypos will be the main challenge as you adapt your lifestyle so test regularly, particularly after exercise and maybe set an alarm during the night for a test since you have had night hypos. Correct hypos gently with just around 12g of Gkucotabs or similar. Over correction leads to swings. Keep in mind your Lantus level will also come down. Ideally you would figure out your correct basal rate first before figuring out your correct Insulin : Carb Ratio (ICR) and insulin sensitivity factor (ISF) for corrections. Realistically you need at least a guesstimate so figure out how many carbs in your typical big meal from last week and divide by 120 as a first estimate. Monitor thus number and change it based on the evidence of your meter. While you are figuring out your basal rate, ICR and ISF, weigh your food, use packaging labels, or failing that use Carbs n Cals (less accurate but better than total guesswork). You've made a great decision. [/QUOTE]
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