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Originally Posted by viranth

Right before I go to bed I check my BS and make sure it's not under 7mmo/l (was told to eat if it was). But lets say it's 5-6 and I decide to eat, and I'm hungry so I eat a solid meal with bread. I would then take 8 IE of novorapid right before the meal.

I would forget the bolus as the O/night basel will fix that.

Since I'm tired I would then go to bed after 30 minutes or so, should I then set the same dose as every night with Insulatard? I usually set 10 IE, but since I just set 8 IE of Novorapid, won't that lower my BS quite a bit?

Insulatard is a slower insulin than Novorapid and Novorapid has a fast onset and will be finnished buy 4 - 5 hours and Insulatard is a longer lasting insulin and a onset of 2 - 3 hours and finnished at 10 hours. These insulins are mainly for meals.

Almost same question, but after I came home from the hospital, I notice I'm quite hungry (lost some weight the week in hospital). So I can eat at noon, then at 2pm I'm hungry again. Do I still take 8IE insulin at both meals? Seems to be working, but I'm just afraid of taking too much and getting very low BS?

The idea is to test often!! and understand to bolus small for small meals and the like.

What type are you? and welcome to the forums.