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Originally Posted by Lea After my doctor's appt. today I have also come to the conclusion that I need a new doctor, but right now I am forced to work with my current M.D. with these insulin changes, which brings me to my questions/need for input. |
Hello Lea and Welcome to the Forum, I hope we can help.
From what you describe you are trying to do something difficult without much help or understanding from your doctor, that's tough.
I'd suggest that the first thing you do is work out your Lantus dose. That is, forget the novolog for the time being, stay on your regular, and work on getting your basal dose right.
The first step to that is getting your fasting BG right or near right. Take your evening Lantus at the same time, increasing the dose by a small amount (1 or 2 units) until your FBG is near correct. Once that's done, you can move on to 1) fine-tuning the Lantus dose, 2) spiltting the Lantus dose, and 3) developing your ratios for use with the novolog.
It will take a few days before you can get the Lantus approximately right, then you can worry about the other things.
Good luck and we are glad to have you!
