How much insulin do you use on a daily basis?

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Permalink Reply by Leslie R on December 8, 2008 at 11:29am

I'm on a pump and take about 26 units a day ( Humalog) with about 45% of that basal. I'm pretty active and notice that my insulin needs go up quite a bit when I don't exercise and eat poorly. When I was following weight watchers more diligintly I was able to cut my insulin down to about 16-18 units/ day. Again that's just me. The pump has made a huge diference for me.
Good luck !

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Permalink Reply by Jackie on December 8, 2008 at 11:49am

I'm at 15-18 units a day on the pump, about 7.5 as basal. I was on 14 units lantus and about 10 units novolog when I was doing MDI. When I switched, I needed less basal, more bolus.

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Permalink Reply by Maureen on December 8, 2008 at 1:05pm

I pump between 25 to 31 units of humulog per day. Sometimes a lot more, sometimes a lot less, depending on how active I am and what I'm eating, and what my hormones are up to.

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Permalink Reply by Khürt Williams on December 8, 2008 at 1:13pm

I inject about 12-15 units of Novolog and 18 units of Levemir daily. That's about 120 to 150 carbs daily.

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Permalink Reply by Anthony Holko on December 13, 2008 at 5:07pm

Dear Mike. About the same 40 IU Lantus per 24 hours and about 30 of novorapid for meals and to bring down highs. On a very low carb diet it would be less and if I eat less calories than I expend the consumption would be a lot less. This is for a body weight of 250 lb if I could loose weight I think the consumption would also drop. Let us know how the discussion re pump goes. For me without drug plan it is a very great expense, could possibly be worth it.

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Permalink Reply by Tina Germann on June 23, 2009 at 9:16am

I am currently on 65 Lantus daily (50 night, 15 in morning) and around 45 of Novolog split between three meals. I just started this "intensive" therapy a few weeks back as a trial to switching over to pumping. I go to endo next Mon to talk about the possible switch. I am really trying hard these days-making a much greater effort to control my DM than I had in the past. My GP believes that I am an excellent candidate for the pump. Any thoughts for or against the pump for type 1.5?

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Permalink Reply by Tina Germann on June 23, 2009 at 10:02am

OK, make that 60 units Lantus at night and 15 in morning...GP just reviewed my BS for last week and is concerned with FBSs. sigh...

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Permalink Reply by Melissa Holekamp on June 23, 2009 at 9:31am

I'm currently taking 78 U. Levemir at night and 30 or so U. Humalog to cover my carbs throughout the day.

I see that a LOT of folks split up their Lantus/Levemir - does that seem to make a difference? My doc said I can try that, if I want, but how do you go about splitting it up? Thx. :)

Re: Lantus not making a difference - I've noticed the same effect. I discovered that Lantus usually continues to work for me for about 15 - 18 hours, rather than 12. If I went longer than that (say, skipped one day's dosage entirely - Hey! It was an experiment! ;) ) I would see highs after about 18 hours...

Also, it seems that a lot of folks are able to reduce their overall insulin requirements once they are on the pump... is that so? I've not considered the pump since my endo demanded that I give him 3 - 6 months of food logs/ charts/ etc before he'd consider "allowing" it. I SUCK at keeping lists. I check 4 - 6 times daily, calculate my carbs, bolus by injection, work full-time, and raise a child. I just don't see time for WRITING each thing down for his appraisal. Is this really necessary (would I not be a good pump user if I can't keep a good diary?) or is it a endo power-trip thing?

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Permalink Reply by Linzie Wohletz on June 23, 2009 at 10:13am

I am using a pump and I am currently filling it with about 125 unit which last me 3 days.

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Permalink Reply by Maureen on June 23, 2009 at 10:56am

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Permalink Reply by Ryan on June 23, 2009 at 10:59am

I'm on mdi and I take 50 units of lantus and between 20-30 units of humalog daily

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Permalink Reply by Ginger Vieira on June 23, 2009 at 12:08pm

Hey, awesome post!

Did you also know you can CHANGE the amount of insulin your body needs over even a brief period of time by eating differently (less carbs, more protein), by being active every day, by adding muscle to your body, by losing body fat.

Two years ago I took 36 units of lantus a day. Today I take 18-23 depending on the phase of my powerlifting training that I'm in.

For more on insulin and exercise, check it out: www.diabeteens.com

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