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View Poll Results: How many units of insulin do you take a day? | |
1 unit or less a day
|    | 0 | 0% | |
1-5 units a day
|    | 0 | 0% | |
5-10 units
|    | 2 | 2.20% | |
10-15 units
|    | 5 | 5.49% | |
15-20 units
|    | 5 | 5.49% | |
20-25 units
|    | 5 | 5.49% | |
25-30 units
| | 10 | 10.99% | |
30-35 units
| | 12 | 13.19% | |
35-40 units
| | 10 | 10.99% | |
40-45 units
| | 4 | 4.40% | |
45-50 units
| | 6 | 6.59% | |
50 or more a day.
| | 32 | 35.16% |
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01-09-2008, 07:03 PM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Tennessee
Posts: 1,584
| |  How many units of insulin do you take a day?
Sence I just have started taking insulin I'm only taking 16 units a day. My diabetic teacher has told me she knows of a person that take 400 units a day. How could anybody afford 400 units a day?
Thanks, Rob |
01-09-2008, 07:13 PM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Cincinnati, OH
Posts: 8,300
| | | I take between 50-60 a day on my pump. Sometimes less, sometimes more, but that's the norm.
Also, if one were to take 400 units a day, they'd be put on U-500 insulin instead of U-100. Granted, it's only in Regular that I know of (I haven't looked in a while to see if it's in a "log" insulin) but the price is very cheap on it and it wouldn't take so much injecting time (think of filling a needle up 4 times for a meal.)
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01-09-2008, 07:21 PM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Southern USA
Posts: 1,500
| | | I take between 25-30...occasionally more.
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01-09-2008, 07:23 PM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Texas
Posts: 717
| | | I take between 60 and 70, I am just a bit insulin resistant.
I am pumping so this is all Novolog. |
01-09-2008, 08:06 PM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Knox Vegas
Posts: 244
| | | I'm at between 30 and 45 units, depending on where I'm at in my menstrual cycle. |
01-09-2008, 08:09 PM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Hastings Melbourne Australia
Posts: 2,886
| | I am just fat!!  And disipline is nowhare to be found.  |
01-09-2008, 09:28 PM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Amarillo, Tx
Posts: 95
| | | Typically around 30, if you include the Lantus it would be 51.. |
01-09-2008, 11:23 PM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: British Columbia, Canada
Posts: 43
| | | I just checked my pump and my daily totals range anywhere from 40 to 60. I entered 45-50 in the poll. It all depends on what I eat and how much.
Jenn |
01-10-2008, 02:46 AM
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I am a: Type 1.5 | | Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: in the irish sea!
Posts: 371
| | | i am currently on approx 28 units per day
more usually its about 20 - 24 units
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01-10-2008, 03:31 AM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Spotsylvania, VA (USA)
Posts: 1,359
| | | I didn't know if you meant to just count the rapid acting, or both that and long acting?
For me:
Humalog -- 28
Lantus -- 26
But, I'm really new to this combination and am working on getting the right balance. I expect both numbers to be slightly higher before I get it right for now.
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01-10-2008, 03:52 AM
|  | Member | | Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: England
Posts: 413
| | | for me,
10 units lantus
2-10 units novorapid depending on what I eat
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diagnosed: feb 2000
using: lantus and novorapid
last Hba1c: 5.7% July 2007
previous HbA1c:5.6% April 2007
previous HbA1c: 6.2% Febuary 2007
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01-10-2008, 04:09 AM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Universe, Planet Earth :P
Posts: 967
| | On a normal day, totally about 80 units. 48-50 Levemir (48 most of the time), depending on what time of month and it's not always i need those 50 units even at THAT time, and Novorapid according to what i eat. At the moment i'm catching a cold AND about to have my period in a few days, so go figure... I wouldn't be surprised if i hit 100 units today
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22 years old, diagnosed T1D on october 14th 2004.
On MDI, Novorapid and Levemir, using the NP4 
Currently back to pumping with my IR1200, April 2008.
Been using D-tron and Animas IR1200 but prefer the pen  |
01-10-2008, 04:20 AM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: The mighty shire. England
Posts: 1,225
| | | 20 levimir
(throughout the day) 10 novo rapid
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01-10-2008, 04:44 AM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: North Texas
Posts: 1,818
| | | Lantus plus Humalog
17u Lantus at night, plus approx 10-15u humalog during the day.
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Pumping with MM 522 since Feb '08
HbA1c 6.1 - April '08 |
01-10-2008, 04:53 AM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: May 2004 Location: NC
Posts: 7,118
| | | According to my pump, I average 30-35 units a day.
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