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Hi all, are there any T2s out there who partake in a little stabbing? I'd be interested to hear your views on it since you started stabbing. It's certainly not a level playing field once you're on insulin (my initial thinking was that it would be). I've had periods of stability and periods of ridiculous highs. At the moment, I'm going through a moderately high period (last HB1CA was above normal levels - the last 4 or 5 before that were within range). I'm on NovoRapid for my bolus and Insulatard for my basal. At the moment, I have no idea what's going on. I'm strict on my bolus in terms of not overdoing it - basically, being better at carb counting. But by basal dose is the thing that is screwing everything up. Sometimes I wake up low before breakfast - in the 4s - and other times I wake up high. Sometimes when I wake up before breakfast, I do feel like I've had a hypo and am rebounding back up. Other times I feel I haven't had a hypo and my readings are high (9 -12). I've adjusted my basal accordingly at the same time ever night and am thinking perhaps I need to change the time I inject it. I was lucky to have had one appointment with a DSN and she really knew her stuff - normally I have a lovely nurse who I get on with really well, but she does not specialise in this area. I remember the DSN explained about the timings of the basal injection but I cannot remember the exact details. So my question is, apart from wanting to hear from other T2 stabbers, can anyone educate me regarding the times for injecting basal?
Thanks in advance
Thanks in advance