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To split my degludec injection or not ?

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Lowndes304

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Struggling to control my bs levels during the night.have my degludec @ 9pm.sugars are high throughout the night but seem to plummet at around 5 am hence hypo on waking.

Is it worth splitting my degludec so have some units at breakfast and some before bed?
 
I had the same problem as found it peaked after 8-10 hours to make me low. I now split with much better results. How is your progress ?
 
Have you considered or consulted your doctor about NPH?
If taken at 4pm, it's activity dwindles significantly around 3am, thereby helping to avoid early AM lows associated with hormonal activity during sleep. We use a rather low dose at that time, so a moderate bedtime snack is only necessary.

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We also take advantage of gluconeogenesis to help as well, and include a portion of meat protein in the bedtime snack, which not only has its namesake effect, but also slows down absorption of the carbs in the snack (lowers meal-GI).
 
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Lowndes304 said:
Struggling to control my bs levels during the night.have my degludec @ 9pm.sugars are high throughout the night but seem to plummet at around 5 am hence hypo on waking.

Is it worth splitting my degludec so have some units at breakfast and some before bed?
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Exactly my experience with it. I tried splitting it and I think my results were better but it also caused 2 peaks I had to deal with instead of just 1 in the morning! I went back to pumping recently, Tresiba just doesn't work as advertised for me.
 
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