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Originally Posted by MCS  Going to see the doc tuesday. I am thinking I should hold off the supps for awhile, let things kinda settle down a bit.
So what I will propose to him is wrting me a script for insulin just so I can regain some better control quicker. Been near 140-150 all week.
Any ideas
They had me on a main line of glucose directly into my caroitid artery, attached with that was some slow acting insulin. So to say the least everything is kinda of out of whack |
Answering to the question in your title, and assuming you are talking long acting or basal, there are two alternatives with clear benefits, being Lantus and Levemir. Lantus is longer acting for most and more even. Levemir less so, but of the same generation of insulins. I far prefer Levemir for myself. Why? Less side effects for me, and the curviness actually helps me match to my curvy needs.
So if your basal needs are relatively even, Lantus would seem an obvious choice. if that's not so great for any reason, Levemir is a good alternative to try, probably definitely needing 2 doses through the day. Beyond that, long acting insulin options are older and generally, shorter in their action and trickier to deal with.
