[cheryl]

Hi,

Lantus is a base insulin, this is to keep your blood sugars level when you are not eating......This is taken once a day, most of the time at night, there are some who take it twice a day, but we won't go into all those explanations and confuse you right now.......


But, then you will be on a fast acting insulin, which would either be Humalog, novolog or novorapid, or even apidra, well those are the different type. Now you inject these insulins with every meal........See how this works, you are thinking like your pancreas on this type of insulin regimine.....

You are right in thinking that you will have more control of bg's with the lantus, and you can, but it takes a little work at first in knowing how your body works and what your body needs......but hey, your bg's were higher on this your doing anyway, and it is not working so it is decision time to what you want health wise to live a normal, healthy life. Diabetes takes a little work anyway, but once you got it down it becomes so normal that it becomes second nature.......

Do look into atleast the insulin pens if you can, because a few people who do have needle phobia do better on the pens and what not if a pump is not an option for you, but a pump takes a lot of work to even more than all the shots so after you do change you med's and figure the pump maybe an option then go for it, but I suggest you go on mdi's first.........

Cheryl