I've been using toujeo for roughly 5 1/2 months since switching off the pump. Here's just a 2 week example of my fasting numbers on 25 units of toujeo in the evening.
06/01/2017: Fasting is 11.5 mmol/L
05/01/2017: Fasting is 13.0 mmol/L
04/01/2017: Fasting is 10.9 mmol/L
03/01/2017: Fasting is 10.3 mmol/L
02/01/2017: Fasting is 13.0 mmol/L
01/01/2017: Fasting is 13.2 mmol/L
31/12/2016: Fasting is 16.9 mmol/L
30/12/2016: Fasting is 7.5 mmol/L
29/12/2016: Fasting is 8.0 mmol/L
28/12/2016: Fasting is 11.1 mmol/L
27/12/2016: Fasting is 10.5 mmol/L
26/12/2016: Fasting is 8.7 mmol/L
25/12/2016: Fasting is 8.9 mmol/L
24/12/2016: Fasting is 9.2 mmol/L
Personally I'm still unsure if it's toujeo itself thats causing me such erratic blood sugars or it's human error. My main issues or things I've noticed while on toujeo are that upon waking my blood sugars begin to rise (no eating or taking fast acting insulin) and also that the amount of insulin I need with breakfast changes daily even though my meal stays the same. Two examples from different things i've tried;
Week 1, day 1: Wake up with 9.0 mmol/L have 1 cup egg white, 1 cup diced onion/pepper/mushroom/kale, slice swiss cheese. Take 0 fast acting insulin; 1 hour later- 10.5 mmol/L; 2 hour later- 12.5 mmol/L; 3 hour later- 12.4 mmol/L; 4 hour later- 12.2 mmol/L.
Week 1, day 2: Wake up with 8.5 mmol/L have 1 cup egg white, 1 cup diced onion/pepper/mushroom/kale, slice swiss cheese. Take 3 units of fast acting insulin; 1 hour later- 12.5 mmol/L; 2 hour later- 12.5 mmol/L; 3 hour later- 11.5 mmol/L; 4 hour later- 11.3 mmol/L.
Week 1, day 3: Wake up with 12.5 mmol/L have 1 cup egg white, 1 cup diced onion/pepper/mushroom/kale, slice swiss cheese. Take 5 units of fast acting insulin; 1 hour later- 8.0 mmol/L; 2.25 hours later- 3.6 mmol; Correction 20G carbs; 2.5 hours later- 8.0 mmol/L; 4 hours later- 10.9 mmol/L
This repeats itself throughout the week those are just examples of the fluctuations; onto week 2.
Week 2, day 1: Wake up with 9.0 mmol/L have 1 cup egg white, 1 cup Oatmeal. Take 5 units fast acting insulin; 1 hour later- 11.5 mmol/L; 2 hour later- 13.5 mmol/L; 3 hour later- 12.9 mmol/L; 4 hour later- 12.8 mmol/L.
Week 2, day 2: Wake up with 8.5 mmol/L have 1 cup egg white, 1 cup Oatmeal. Take 7 units fast acting insulin; 1 hour later- 12.5 mmol/L; 2 hour later- 12.5 mmol/L; 3 hour later- 11.5 mmol/L; 4 hour later- 11.3 mmol/L.
Week 2, day 3: Wake up with 12.5 mmol/L have 1 cup egg white, 1 Cup oats. Take 9 units of fast acting insulin; 1 hour later- 8.0 mmol/L; 2.25 hours later- 3.6 mmol; Correction 20G carbs; 2.5 hours later- 8.0 mmol/L; 4 hours later- 10.9 mmol/L
Although i've only been diabetic since April of 2015, i've been carb counting over 11 years so I rule out miscalculations of the amount of carbs I'm eating so I feel like something else is going on. The rising in the AM even when I don't eat confuses me but maybe someone else has a similar situation as myself whether it be a toujeo user or just another diabetic. Hopefully my post contributes in a positive way for people!