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07-30-2006, 06:36 PM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Jul 2006
Posts: 40
| | | Daily Long-Acting Usage
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? |
07-30-2006, 06:38 PM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Cincinnati, OH
Posts: 8,232
| | | Well, I'm on a pump and I use Novolog and currently my basal amount is 34.53 units a day.
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07-30-2006, 06:44 PM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Jul 2006
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Originally Posted by JediSkipdogg 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. |
07-30-2006, 06:53 PM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: May 2004 Location: NC
Posts: 6,954
| | | I'm currently on 21 units Lantus and back to trying 1 basal shot per day.
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07-30-2006, 06:58 PM
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Originally Posted by CiContention 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.
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●Type 1 diabetic for 25 years (11 months old)
●Animas pumper since December of 2002
~IR 1000 (Dec. 2002-Jan. 2005)
~IR 1200 (Jan. 2005 - ?)
●LifeScan OneTouch UltraSmart Diabetes is an Art, NOT a Science. You must master the control by skills and not by knowledge alone. |
07-30-2006, 07:49 PM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Jul 2006
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Originally Posted by JediSkipdogg 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.  |
07-30-2006, 08:08 PM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Southern USA
Posts: 1,499
| | | 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. |
07-30-2006, 08:39 PM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: The city on the edge of forever.
Posts: 4,841
| | | I'm currently using 24 units of NPH per day.
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07-30-2006, 10:43 PM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: NYC
Posts: 1,307
| | | 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.
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07-30-2006, 11:06 PM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: May 2006 Location: Sweden
Posts: 24
| | | Lantus, 10 units once a day. |
07-30-2006, 11:11 PM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: UK
Posts: 792
| | | 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.
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07-31-2006, 01:28 AM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Portsmouth UK
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| | | 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.
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07-31-2006, 01:35 AM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Aug 2005
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| | | I take 20u of Lantus in the morning. To cover food intake I bolus with Novorapid.
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07-31-2006, 01:46 AM
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I am a: Type 1.5 | | Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Cambridge, England
Posts: 407
| | | 6 Units of Lantus at night.
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07-31-2006, 03:21 AM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Virginia
Posts: 1,351
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Originally Posted by CiContention 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.) |
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