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Thread: Lantus help...

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05-08-2008, 09:02 AM

Scratch

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I am a: Type 1

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Another possibility that should be checked for is that you might be going hypo overnight while sleeping, then the liver kicks in and you rebound upwards.

For many people, basal insulin needs are at the lowest between falling asleep and until 2 or 3 in the morning. It would be a very good idea to set some alarms to check what is happening between midnight and 3 AM, it may even be that you actually need to lower your Lantus dose. The only way to find out is to collect the evidence. Speculation without evidence remains speculation.

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