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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Pat13" data-source="post: 1350073" data-attributes="member: 221806"><p>I have been type 1 for 48 years now and go through phases of being in control and then not.  I am in one of the 'not' just now.  I think some of the problem lies with my 'speedy' insulin, Humalog.  I take it now (depending on my reading) 10 to 20 minutes before food, and this seems to help a bit.  I think the problem lies in the fact that because my dose is so small that the 300ml vial of insulin is out of the fridge too long.  You are supposed to change vials after about 3 weeks, if not I believe this can cause a problem.  The other side to this is the dose itself - if you do a check with the pen you will see 1/2 unit, 1 unit and 1 1/2 doses bear no relation to each other in the amount of insulin being expelled.  I have started taking doses 1/2 or 1 unit greater than my dose and not holding the needle in for the count of 7, but withdrawing it immediately.  (I have also started to hold the needle in for a count of 10). I find it very hard to find a reason for the readings as I do and eat the same most days.  I have become much more aware of the high readings over the last few months as the variability seems much greater and my readings generally seem higher.</p></blockquote><p></p>

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