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Originally Posted by kid_fears99 Okay, this is going to sound like a weird question but, here goes...
If you are taking the correct amount of Lantus (i.e. your fasting BGLs are in a good range), can you take Lantus in the morning, not eat all day (and not take humalog), and stay at a normal level? Or will the Lantus make you low? I know this sounds weird, but I'm trying to figure out my morning carb-ratio, and I'm wondering if I have to take Lantus into account. I hope this question makes sense - sorry if it's confusing. If I can clarify, let me know. |
The main intent of Lantus is to only counter the glucose that your liver releases into your system, which can vary during different time of day. A "correct" Lantus dose should theoretically keep you blood sugar level throughout the day if you didn't eat, or take fast acting insulin, or excersie, or get stressed, etc, etc.
However, because Lantus doesn't have a perfectly flat effect in all people and because once you inject it lasts for around 24 hours, you can't adjust it. I have tried many different Lanuts doses and have also switched to two Lantus shots during the day and have never found a dose that keeps my blood sugar level...I just stuck with the dose that got me closest.
