With the Lantus, it's a lot easier to treat a hypo than it is with a peaked insulin. Here's why:
Bear in mind that this compares Lantus with Insulatard so it's not an exact correlation with Lente, but the science is still the same.
See that great big peak with NPH (Insulatard)? That's when you're having hypos. Note how the overall action of Lantus is lower. Lantus isn't burning up as much glucose in one go as other basal insulins, so as a result you have fewer hypos but you get better control. The trick is to match your Lantus dose with your natural glucose output from your liver. The way modern MDI works is that Lantus deals purely with your background glucose production, keeping it stable, and then you clear the spikes with your bolus dose.
Your Lente has a peak - and a lot of money says that when it's peaking is when you're having hypos.
