Agreed about the pre-mix stuff--It's **** and you need to get off of it. If you have the option to get on Lantus for the long-lasting (basal) insulin, do it, and Humalog/Novolog for the fast-acting stuff.
Here's the short of what you need to do asap to get under control: TEST.
Here's the longer version:
*TEST
*Learn to "carb count"
*TEST
*Figure out your "Insulin to Carb" ratio
*TEST
*Figure out your correction factor (how much insulin to take when you are "high" to become normal
*TEST
*Get an A1c exam done ASAP
And lastly, TEST. You want to be "normal" before you eat (about 120) and at about 140 two hours after eating...Learning to carb count and your insulin to carb ratio will help get you on track. And once you're back on track, you'll look back at this time and think "Wow, I didn't realize how much of a funk I was in..."
