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Originally Posted by Gary_W  Whilst most people need less insulin during the first part of the night, I'm just wondering how profound the difference is because mine is shocking and explains why Lantus was giving me so much grief. |
A new believer! Welcome to the club brutha Gary!
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Most of the day, my basal rate hunts around 0.400 - 0.450 per hour. For DP, I need to up this to 0.500 though I suspect more would help (I haven't done a morning fasting test yet as I'm still perfecting the night one...). So all of these are subject to a bit of change, but they're not far out; I'm not getting unexpected drops or rises which I cannot attribute to bolus insulin or food. My night time one is more or less right I think as my 3.30am and waking BG were identical to my night time one  |
It sounds rather typical to me.
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At 10am at night, I turn it down to 0.275 which gives me a faint rise before bed (which is nice).
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You shouldn't need to do this. My objective is to "know" what my sugars are going to do so I don't have to go to bed high; however if there's any doubbt, I don't hesitate to adjust like this. I went to bed at 1am this morning with a 7.0 mmol and cut my basals 50% for four hours. I tested 5.6 when I woke at 7am. Ya still gotta do what ya gotta do.
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From midnight to 4am, it is down ot 0.075 per hour! This is the only way I can do a blood test at 3.30am and have the same number I went to bed as.... Does anyone else have a night time basal that dips to 16% of their 'typical' daily needs? It really does explain an awful lot about my night-time lows on Lantus...
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Sounds like it can drop a tad more. Mine were a smidgen high for awhile too, and I was having some lows. I stayed up all night one night and tested often to find the right rates.
Here's mine for comparison
12am .70
1 .70
2 .70
3 .70
4 .70
5 1.30
6 1.85
7 1.85
8 1.85
9 1.15
10 0.60
11 0.45
12 noon 0.45
1 0.45
2 0.45
3 0.45
4 0.90
5 1.30
6 1.40
7 1.40
8 1.30
9 1.15
10 .85
11 .75
