Lantus problem ?

[Just_Plain_John]

Usually my basal dosage is pretty consistent, but not today.

I awoke and tested at 150, about 55 points higher than usual. I am mostly over my cold, but still feel a little congested. I took my Lantus last night, rotating as usual (thighs instead of glutes). This morning at +2hr after a normal breakfast I was at 220 (!!) I took a 5u sliding scale correction to get myself down around 100, and an hour and a half later I'm still around 150.

Is this a Lantus absorption problem ? I am certain I took my Lantus last night, since I had to go get more tips for the pen, and am reluctant to really relax at night until I have taken my nightly dosage.

This is my second night on this cartridge of Lantus, so I don't think it is bad.

:( :( :(

[duck]

If you are at all sick, all bets are off, John. Your body is fighting off what it considers a menace and severe threat to its very existance, and is deploying a number of means to do so...including dumping glucose into the blood stream in order to provide the fuel to fight. I would suggest careful monitoring until you feel "right", and make corrections as necessary. If your levels still seem off after you feel you are well, then we can burn that bridge.

[Just_Plain_John]

OK, I appreciate the info - "test and correct, repeat x1000...".

:hmmmm2: The strange ting is last week when I felt *terrible*, my numbers were mostly OK; a few spotty highs, but not consistently so. I'll keep on workin' the BG routine for now.

With a fingerstick here, and a fingerstick there,
Here a bolus, there a bolus, everywhere corrective bolus.
Old MacDonald was a Type 1 diabetic. E-I-E-I O. :biggrin:

[duck]

LOL.

When I first start feeling sick, my sugars stay pretty normal. Then, for maybe a day at most, I can't get my sugars to stay up, and then they take off on me and I fight them down for...days. Depending on how long it takes me to "recover". My theory is initially my body hasn't begun to really fight whatever ails me...then the fight begins and my body hasn't ramped-up delivering glucose to the fight...then ye ol' liver kicks in spilling glucose left and right to help fight. I dunno if I am correct or not, but having this disease gives us weird insight into some behind-the-scenes activities.

[rzrbks]

duck

If you are at all sick, all bets are off, John.

Ah, yes. One of the Charms of Diabetes. It's why you want to do all you can to avoid being sick.