Not Taking Insulin / Skipping Meals

[Jill-O]

I take Lantus 1x a day and then Humalog before meals.

Sometimes (rare), I just do not feel hungry enough to eat dinner. On these days, is it "okay" to skip dinner and the Humalog (of course do the Lantus as per normal)?

Thanks!

[BlueSky]

If your Lantus dose is right, it should be OK to skip meals and the Humalog bolus. This is how we do a "basal test". If you haven't done this before, check your blood sugar an hour after the normal mealtime. But it should be ok.

[notme]

Yes it should be fine. I did this many nights and didn't have much of a problem. Actually, I always struggled on Lantus as it didn't last all day. I took it usually at 11 pm and by 4 pm the next day it was losing its punch.

[ant hill]

Hi Jill, If you are not hungry and willing to skip a meal then don't take the Humalog as you have done. I too do this but then test anyway and have a nibble if you're low!!
As that you are taking other sorces of insulin it dosen't come with a regulator meaning that the insulin will do it's job regardless if you are hungry or not so to ensure that the insulin that you have already don't peak is to test.
To me sounds that you are in control Jill and that's indeed good so it's not uncommon to say I am not hungry.
You could lose some Pounds this way. :D

[Jill-O]

Thanks, folks :) I didn't eat dinner last night (have done that a couple times before but thought now I should ask if it's actually "okay"). That's one thing I appreciate SO much now that I'm off the pre-mix and on Humalog and Lantus. Not having to eat when I do not want to and starting to learn how to dose my insulin more or less according to the meal. Almost like I"m my own science experiment but you all probably understand.............

[REDLAN]

the notskipping insulin/meals advice is from way back when - although as a type 1 I'm still advised not to skip meals (or insulin shots)

However as everyone has said is that as long as your basal is set correctly it shouldn't be a problem.

the only issue you might find (and I get this), is that your meal time bolus is also covering any drop in the lantus as it starts to run out towards the end of the 24 hours (typically it lasts around 20 hours), so your blood sugars may actually rise a bit.

[xMenace]

However as everyone has said is that as long as your basal is set correctly it shouldn't be a problem.

the only issue you might find (and I get this), is that your meal time bolus is also covering any drop in the lantus as it starts to run out towards the end of the 24 hours (typically it lasts around 20 hours), so your blood sugars may actually rise a bit.

What you did was fantastic! You are not letting D dictate what you do.

D's like me can have several 'overlaps' in their dosages. There is no basal insulin that will ever work for me. I have too many big ills and valleys. Many of us do and may not even know it. The only way to discover them is basal test - skip a meal and test frequently. Skipping some meals may require a little bolus and others may require a little snack.