Time for Novarapid to start lowering BS

[sgm14]

Another in the long list of things about diabetes that I don't understand.

Unless my BS is very high, I never inject my insulin more than about 15 minutes before a meal, otherwise I risk going low before the carbs kick in, which means that my Novarapid must quite often start lowering my BS within 15 minutes and can often cause a 2-3 point drop within 30 minutes.

So why does it almost always take more than an hour for a correction dosage to start lowering my BS and usually takes 90 - 120 minutes before it will drop 2-3 points?

I was wondering if anyone else experiences this or has an explanation?

 

[EllieM]

I feel your pain. Not using novorapid (also referred to as novosluggish by some on the forum) but I find that once my bg is too high I become more insulin resistant and everything takes longer to act.

I'm using humalog BTW.

 

[Jaylee]

Interestingly.

Novo slug don’t apply to me..
The times I’ve gone wayward (talking in the 20s?) & need to correct I’ve seen a turnaround in under the hour & need to under calculate the correction dose by at least 1 unit or I plummet like a stone & almost feeling hypo when hitting range??
(Especially if busy at work..)

 

[Speedbird]

Interestingly.

Novo slug don’t apply to me..
The times I’ve gone wayward (talking in the 20s?) & need to correct I’ve seen a turnaround in under the hour & need to under calculate the correction dose by at least 1 unit or I plummet like a stone & almost feeling hypo when hitting range??
(Especially if busy at work..)

That’s interesting. Would that mean that some people are more insulin sensitive than others or maybe it depends on time of day?