[drifter22]

Well i started taking my lantus shot in the morning 50 units. Prior to this i use to take it at night but i would always wake up with high sugar readiings. I have been expirementing on my own for that past 3 days and found that taking lantus through out the day helps me stay within ranges more consistantly than just taking my novolog with meals. I only inject in my left arm, either by my bicept or deltoid. Also one more question can you reuse the same needle to take the novolog and lantus?

[lilituc]

Originally Posted by drifter22

Well i started taking my lantus shot in the morning 50 units. Prior to this i use to take it at night but i would always wake up with high sugar readiings. I have been expirementing on my own for that past 3 days and found that taking lantus through out the day helps me stay within ranges more consistantly than just taking my novolog with meals. I only inject in my left arm, either by my bicept or deltoid. Also one more question can you reuse the same needle to take the novolog and lantus?

You shouldn't use the same needle or syringe for different kinds of insulin. One thing you may want to do is break the 50 units up for better absorption. So say, inject half and then move the needle to a different spot and inject the rest.

[shiftzor]

I would go further and suggest that you use a new needle each time to do an injection and don't inject through cloths. My endo told me this when I first started, it is a lot more hygienic and stops you punching holes in yourself from blunt needles (apparently after the first injection the needle becomes blunt). I am in no short supply of needles though so I guess I have that luxury.