Taking insulin

I do if my bs is high (above 10 for me). Not sure if this is right tho


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Check your BS than take insulin !!


Newly diagnosed taking insulin novomix 30 , 21units in morning and 17 units at night , have issues in late night snack very lazy always get high sugar in morning from 130 to 140

If I'm not hungry and don't eat then I don't inject!

It depends on the insulin that you are taking.:
People on this thread are using different types of insulin.

Sarah 69 uses a basal/bolus regime so missing a meal and injection should be fine.
A basal bolus regime is when you take a long/medium term insulin (basal) to cover the release of glucose from the liver and another faster acting insulin (bolus) for meals ie you would normally take 4-5 injections a day.
As long as you continue to take the basal then you should be able to miss a meal (and take no rapid insulin for it)

If you use a mixed insulin (as Sameer does) then it's more difficult . This type of insulin has the faster acting insulin for meals and the basal insulin mixed together in one pen. You can't split them. People on this regime normally inject 2-3 times a day.
If you inject the insulin and don't eat then the rapid/fast insulin in the pen may cause you to go hypo. If you don't eat and also don't inject then there will be no basal insulin to cover the glucose from the liver so your glucose levels may rise.
You really need to eat regularly on this type of insulin.

There are a few people who may just take a basal insulin (often lantus or insulatard) this is a background insulin and is just designed to cover your glucose from the liver . You would probably take it once a day and no insulin with meals in any case. Again you should always to continue to take this background insulin.

There is a list of different insulins and there types here:

http://www.diabetes.co.uk/insulin-in-the-uk.html

If you aren't sure what type of insulin you are using and how to use it you really should contact your nurse/doctor for some advice.

My insulin is mixed one ???
My doc said its the most advance one
I don't is that true ???


Newly diagnosed taking insulin novomix 30 , 21units in morning and 17 units at night , have issues in late night snack very lazy always get high sugar in morning from 130 to 140

If I dont eatI, I check my BG and inject some novorapid depending on the reading but I reduce the dose as I'm not eating. My daily regime is based around this principle with with my GP's and dietician's blessing, i.e. take a reading before a meal and inject novrapid amd depending on the reading and my food intake (but low carb) take another reading 2 hours later and if too high, inject a top-up dose of Rapid. This may seem like trial and error but, as my BG levels show no particular predictive affect on the amount of insulin I need to (bar a few foods e.g breakfast cereals are a no no)) This method is the best compromise I could come up after 3 years of being on insulin. However, my Hb1Ac is still to high and fasting levels are rarely below 10.

My GP tells me I'm insulin resistant, so at times I wonder why I'm still bothering with it (7 injections a day)

Good luck