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Old 04-23-2008, 09:30 PM
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With Lantus and Humalog you should be able to get pretty good control. But you need to be systematic in the way you work out what the required dosages are. Firstly, you need to establish if 35 units of Lantus in the morning is providing the right level of basal action for you. Because if it isn't you will never have good control. You test the Lantus dose by skipping a meal and testing your blood sugar every hour. If the readings go down, there is too much Lantus at work. If the readings go up, you need more basal action.

When you have done this for all meals and tested at night too, you will have the info you need to modify the Lantus timing and dose. You may even need to consider using a third insulin or switching to a pump. When you have got you basal insulin sorted, you can then start working on your mealtime doses. You will be able to work out a reliable insulin:carbohydrate ratio that will bring your blood sugar back into the target range within a couple of hours of eating.

I suggest you get one of those books I referred to in my last post. They explain all this stuff in detail. But having said that, feel free to ask questions.
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