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nasipe12

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Hi I'm a type 1 diabetic and I have mediocre control I'm 21 yrs old and have been diabetic since 13.
this morning when I went to eat breakfast instead of injecting insulin I was not thinking and inject lantus instead. Last time I injected lantus was 11 hours ago. how is this going to affect my day? I'm about to go at the beach 28 degrees celcius and I play volleyball all day without stopping I sweat like crazy and I use all of my energy like a madman...
 
Hi Nasipe12,

I think this is a fairly common mistake, so don't beat yourself up. What I would say is two things: firstly you should test fairly frequently for the next 12-14 hours at least (and be cautious about what no. you go to bed on) and secondly today may not be the best day for four hours of volleyball. Make sure you've got dextrose, lucozade etc. or whatever your preferred hypo substance is.

You should probably feel an effect all day, but not as pronounced as having far too much fast acting. Keep testing, and I would suggest you could probably indulge in some more carbs today than usual.

Hope it goes okay.
 
Hi Nasipe,

i'm 20 and have been diabetic for about the same time and have made this mistake! I did not notice much difference as i reduced my short-acting insulin by a couple of units. However my blood glucose did go into the 3s so make sure you test/eat before/during playing :) sorry if this is a little late!
 
you guys are awesome. thanks! :D one more question actually. should I still inject my lantus at my normal time or should I wait 24 hours?
 
Hmm. good question. If it were me, I'd either halve the dose and take it at the normal time or wait 24 hours from the last dose and move to taking it at that regular time. You can always adjust your quick acting up or down a little to compensate.

As long as you don't do anything drastic, you should be fine in a few days. Lantus changes can take 3 days to take effect though, so I would be a bit more vigilant for a few days.
 
Glad it's not only me that does things like that - I posted earlier today that a couple of months ago I gave myself 25 units of fast acting at bedtime rather than long acting!

I would echo what has been said, take less fast acting during the day and half your long acting and within 36 hours or so you'll be back to normal.

Hope it's gone ok today and your levels have stayed up enough.
 
As a Type 2 on diet/metformin only, can I just say how much all you Type 1s impress me? Great advice, given so calmly and matter-of-factly, fantastic support, years of knowledge and experience behind you . . .

I really don't think I could cope with Type 1. I admire you all so much!

Viv 8)
 
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