Daily Long-Acting Usage

[CiContention]

I was just curious as to what types of long-acting insulin people are on, and what dosage they use per day? One shot a day? Multiple shots?

[JediSkipdogg]

Well, I'm on a pump and I use Novolog and currently my basal amount is 34.53 units a day.

[CiContention]

Well, I'm on a pump and I use Novolog and currently my basal amount is 34.53 units a day.

That includes factoring for carbohydrate in-take as well? That's quite good.

[gettingby]

I'm currently on 21 units Lantus and back to trying 1 basal shot per day.

[JediSkipdogg]

That includes factoring for carbohydrate in-take as well? That's quite good.

That does not include any carb intake. I use another 20 units on top of that for carb intake. And I even think my 34.53 is too high. I plan on making a bunch of changes to my treatment method come October 1st when I move out on my own and can get everything set to my lifestyle then.

[CiContention]

That does not include any carb intake. I use another 20 units on top of that for carb intake. And I even think my 34.53 is too high. I plan on making a bunch of changes to my treatment method come October 1st when I move out on my own and can get everything set to my lifestyle then.

34.53 is high? I am considered extremely resistant to insulin. I use 100 units of Levemir a day just for long-acting. :)

[grace girl]

I'm taking Lantus...currently 20 units a day...once a day.
I use Humalog for meals, with a carb ratio, and it varies day to day. Somewhere between 10 and 20 units a day I would say.

[lgvincent]

I'm currently using 24 units of NPH per day.

[poodlebone]

My basal on my pump is currently 11.95 units of Humalog. I actually use a little less because I suspend the pump when I shower (miss about.3-.4 units for that) and I also set a temporary basal rate a lot in the afternoon when I go for a walk. I lose only .2-.3 units for that.

[bandy]

Lantus, 10 units once a day.

[SueM]

I use 20 units of bovine Isophane/NPH a day 12 units am 8 units pm.
13 units of bovine neutral minus/plus a few units depending on what my blood sugars are or what I am eating.

[Stuboy]

im still adjusting mine to find the right level, but im on mixtard 30? i think that's what it's called. about 32units a day at the moment.

[Georgia]

I take 20u of Lantus in the morning. To cover food intake I bolus with Novorapid.

[Simon]

6 Units of Lantus at night.

[seacomp]

34.53 is high? I am considered extremely resistant to insulin. I use 100 units of Levemir a day just for long-acting. :)
That is a very high basal dose for a type 1. From the other responses you can see the general trend. That amount of basal is usually only required in very large, type 2s. It might be that you are not a simple T1, but have other issues.
Also, most people seem to find that Levemir does not last 24 hours so two shots are required. (Lantus lasts somewhat longer, but many still get better results with two shots.)

[JediSkipdogg]

34.53 is high? I am considered extremely resistant to insulin. I use 100 units of Levemir a day just for long-acting. :)

What I meant by too high is that I drop slowly throughout the day if I don't eat anything. It's very slow, maybe 5-10 mg/dl an hour, but that's cause I haven't got the fine tuning perfected yet. I'm doing that in a few months when I make a huge lifestyle change. Kinda pointless to spend hours doing basal rate testing now and then to do it all over again in 2 months.

That is a very high basal dose for a type 1. From the other responses you can see the general trend. That amount of basal is usually only required in very large, type 2s. It might be that you are not a simple T1, but have other issues.
Also, most people seem to find that Levemir does not last 24 hours so two shots are required. (Lantus lasts somewhat longer, but many still get better results with two shots.)

Actually, that is not high. A type 1 is suppose to use around 0.22 to 0.32 units of insulin per pound. I weight 193 lbs at 6 feet right now (hit my stump on weight loss, another lifestyle change coming up in 2 months.) Therefore I should use between 42.46 and 61.76 units of insulin a day. And your basal rate should be 40-60% of your TDD...which is 16.984 to 37.056 units per day(using the max range.) So being on 34.53 units per day I'm near the top range, and I said it's slightly high, maybe by about 2-3 units for the entire day. So really, I'm within range for everything.

[KickStart101]

I was just curious as to what types of long-acting insulin people are on, and what dosage they use per day? One shot a day? Multiple shots?

I usually take 23 total units of Lente in two shots.

[KrisinNM]

Just went off my pump. Currently taking 13 units Levemir...7 units in the morning, 6 units 12 hours later. It seems to be working better than my pump did.

[mark-TN]

Lantus: Currently - 5.5 units in pm and 4.5 units in am.

Mark

[Shocked]

Lantus: 17 units at night thru the week, 16 units on the weekends. I ride a desk all week and am very active on the weekends.

[DeusXM]

20-26u of Lantus once a day, depending on what I'm doing the next day or if I'm drinking that night.

[CiContention]

Well, for my weight it is high, because I am quite skinny. But I am on a steroid and some other short term medications also. I assume it will go down in conjunction with some of the other medications running out, but we'll see. I'm still adjusting to the Levemir. My big obstacle at this point is that I can see to make the Levemir work throughout the day, but I am generally always waking up to a high. Shuffling the injection schedule has to find a solution.

[KickStart101]

Hi, I know what you mean. I was on 30 mg. of Prednisone a day
for RA, near the beginning of March. I was taking almost triple
the amount of Insulin I normally take and my sugars were still too
high for my liking. I eventually weaned myself down to 9 mg. which
is much better for my sugars, not so good for the pain more days
than not. Oh well....:dancing2:...that's Life. :)

I believe SueM said to take 2 units Insulin for every 1mg. of Prednisone.

[VanDamage]

im on 40u lantus before bed and 12-15u of novalog for meals

[cheesebunz]

I take 15 Levemir about an hour after dinner, and 1-2 units of Humalog per meal depending...P.s. on the subject of humalog, does anyone have a pen that uses half units? Cause, my body uses humalog very efficiently, so 1 unit= 3 carb choices (about 45-50 grams), and I'd really like to be able to eat odd number of carb choices :)
Cheers

[Jazz]

I,m on 4 units Levemir at bedtime and 2 - 4 units Novorapid per meal.

[sofaraway]

I take 22units in lantus at the moment, and think that'll probably the the dose I stay on