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Thread: Levemir/Lantus Question

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11-14-2006, 01:43 PM

belyro

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I am a: Type 1

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Location: Manitoba, Canada

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Quote:

Originally Posted by BlueSky

It doesn't work with NPH. But a "peakless" basal dosage can be tested in this way. Be aware of the DP effect when skipping breakfast, though. It could cause you BG to go up during the morning and come down again before lunch. For me, this has been a shortcoming of Lantus. Being "peakless" is a mixed blessing.

Maybe skipping lunch would be better for me then? Wow....I really don't think I could do that, though. My stomach sounded like a jumbo jet by 11:30am today.

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Type 1 since I was 3 (1981) - 27 years now
Pumping as of Sept. 13, 2007 - Paradigm 522 with NovoRapid (Novolog)
(Previously on Levemir and Humalog)
CGMS as of Apr. 2008
Laser treatments (scatter) on both eyes - Jul. 4, 2007-Sept. 12, 2007