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<blockquote data-quote="smidge" data-source="post: 723730" data-attributes="member: 29301"><p>Hi Seriously!</p><p></p><p>This might not apply to you, so feel free to disregard, but I just looked at your profile and see you are on Levemir basal. I have been on Levemir for a couple of years. Before that I was on Insuman Basal. Anyway, my BG just seemed totally random - no pattern, no consistency. Same food one day would spike me, while on another would drop me low. Most of the week I'd wake with my BG in the teens and then suddenly I'd get an overnight hypo. No rhyme or reason. Finally, I realised that the randomness had got a lot worse from the time I transferred to Levemir. My BG had always been bit temperamental, but had become completely unstable. Anyway, since mid December I've gone back onto Insuman for my night time basal and my overnight BG is greatly improved - always in single figures, usually around 5.5. I've dropped a little low a couple of times but I'm still in the process f working out the correct dose. Basically, I'm now using less basal and get much more consistent levels. I still use Levemir as my morning basal at the moment, but I'll see how things go with that. I'm also using less Apidra because I had been using more rapid acting to compensate for the fact that my basal wasn't working properly.</p><p></p><p>Anyway, I just thought I'd let you know about my experience with Levemir, because it might be that it's your basal rather than bolus that is giving you the randomness. Just something to consider.</p><p></p><p>Smidge</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="smidge, post: 723730, member: 29301"] Hi Seriously! This might not apply to you, so feel free to disregard, but I just looked at your profile and see you are on Levemir basal. I have been on Levemir for a couple of years. Before that I was on Insuman Basal. Anyway, my BG just seemed totally random - no pattern, no consistency. Same food one day would spike me, while on another would drop me low. Most of the week I'd wake with my BG in the teens and then suddenly I'd get an overnight hypo. No rhyme or reason. Finally, I realised that the randomness had got a lot worse from the time I transferred to Levemir. My BG had always been bit temperamental, but had become completely unstable. Anyway, since mid December I've gone back onto Insuman for my night time basal and my overnight BG is greatly improved - always in single figures, usually around 5.5. I've dropped a little low a couple of times but I'm still in the process f working out the correct dose. Basically, I'm now using less basal and get much more consistent levels. I still use Levemir as my morning basal at the moment, but I'll see how things go with that. I'm also using less Apidra because I had been using more rapid acting to compensate for the fact that my basal wasn't working properly. Anyway, I just thought I'd let you know about my experience with Levemir, because it might be that it's your basal rather than bolus that is giving you the randomness. Just something to consider. Smidge [/QUOTE]
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