12-04-2008, 04:19 AM
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Originally Posted by Lizzie G  Hi
My basal needs vary dramatically over the day and night and its kind of obvious to me by what happens in the absence of food. I take 6 units of lantus in the evening. If this was the only basal I took my BG would rise from say 90 when i went to bed, to between 140 and 150 at about 6am. Which sounds my my lantus is too low, right? However, on this same amount of basal I know my BG will drop by approx 30 to 40 between 4 and 7pm (which i cover with a small snack if necessary) which is around the time i am driving home - not good. If i raised my lantus to 8 units, going to bed at 190 i would wake up maybe around 130 to 140, but i would be STARVING all day and at risk of hypo late afternoon, so definitely too high. | i meant in the above if i go to bed around 90 i wake up 130 to 140 not 190....chance would be a fine thing!
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