| I've just gone through an interesting week with Lantus. I lowered my dose, gradually and a few days at a time, from 25 units down to 21. My basal has really dropped for some reason but I'm not surprised since I've now learned that your Lantus needs will definitely go up and down...but this has been a big drop for me. My numbers are near perfect. They were good before, but I was feeling the "edge" of that basal power. So, I know when to lower.
I don't fall into a low so easily if I eat a low carb meal...or just fewer calories. Not that I was relying on basal to handle meals, but I do think after a while, your basal starts affecting how your meal doses are decided.
I try to "get back to the basics" every now and then to separate the two. Took me a long time to figure this out. But, this is my biggest drop in a while.
It also reaffirms my earlier intuition than my endo was raising my Lantus too quickly. My 25 units was a "compromise" on her "30" recommendation which I never could handle. I could handle 25 a while back, but not now.
Does anyone else take note of a big drop of basal like this? Only big difference is that I've lost about 4 lbs. which isn't much...but noticed on a short frame.  | 
