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Old 04-19-2008, 04:36 PM
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Total Daily Insulin

What is your total daily insulin intake?
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Old 04-19-2008, 05:32 PM
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18-21 units of humalog (pumping) is the norm.
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Old 04-19-2008, 05:33 PM
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I pump between 70 and 150 units a day.
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Old 04-19-2008, 05:38 PM
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60-75 ish for Aaron
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Old 04-19-2008, 05:41 PM
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97 Lantus...60/90 Novolog.
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Old 04-19-2008, 05:49 PM
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I'm pumping, give or take 32.4u/day.
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Type 1 since 1988 = 20 years.
Pump (Minimed Paradigm 522) started= April 14, 2008.
Basal Rate @ 0.90/Hr. using Novo Rapid. Testing with Bayer Contour Link.

HBA1C

April 2008= 7.5% (A1C before Pumping).
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Old 04-19-2008, 06:33 PM
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Pumping between 50-60 a day , down from 90-110 a day.
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Old 04-19-2008, 06:36 PM
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Pumping at a 14 day average of 36 units
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Old 04-19-2008, 06:46 PM
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pumping 38-45 units a day of Humalog.
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Old 04-19-2008, 06:49 PM
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Average over the last 2 weeks is 32.30.
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Old 04-19-2008, 07:18 PM
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Pumping between 50-60 a day , down from 90-110 a day.
What did you do that it is nearly half of what is was???
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Old 04-19-2008, 08:08 PM
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I pump 62 to 63 units/day

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Average glucose 2008 92, 2007 97 2006 195
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10/6/08 A1c 5.1 8/11/08 A1c 5.2 5/12/08 A1c 4.92/18/08 A1c 4.911/2007 A1c 5.3
8/2007 A1c 5.5 6/2007 A1c 5.7 3/2007 A1c 6.9 12/2006, A1c 7.8 9/2006, A1c 8.5
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Old 04-19-2008, 09:14 PM
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According to my little friend on my waistband, 14 day avg is 31.72u (humalog).
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Old 04-19-2008, 10:10 PM
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About 85 units every 3 days.
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Old 04-19-2008, 11:27 PM
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I average about 70 units a day.
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