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Comment by Katy King on November 3, 2009 at 9:35am

ooh wow what's an omnipod?!

Comment by Erin Ball on November 1, 2009 at 5:55pm

yeah i am aboiut 2 monthes diagnosed so i am still on needlez but i raelly want an omnipod!!!!LOL

Comment by Nancy on August 15, 2009 at 10:20am

I take 50 Lantus each evening and Humolog 3units per meal plus sliding scale of 1:10 units/carbs per meal.

Comment by Katy King on August 15, 2009 at 9:15am

Hello :)
I have a nova pen and have novarapid insulin before each meal, 4 units for breakfast and lunch, 6 units for dinner. I haven't learnt how to crab count yet, but next time I go to see the clinic they said they will teach me, scary stuff! :P
and also I have glargine at night around 9:30 which is 13 units. this suits me fairly well though if I cycle to school I find mid morning my blood sugar is around 3, which isn't too comfortable :P

Comment by Martina H Milligan on August 4, 2009 at 4:07am

I take Lantus insulin 90 units in the morning, it seems to be helping me a lot, my lantus comes in a Pen

Comment by JDavid on July 4, 2009 at 8:03pm

Wesley...

Welcome......

I take a split Lantus dose, Am and again PM for a more level basal level. Taking a sligtly LOWER PM dose can help with FBS level IF, you ae ahving middle of the night lows. A split dose gives a flatter more even basal insulin level than a single dose every 24 hrs. It can also be split slightly unequal to combat/compensate for DAWN effect. If you are a TYPE-1, a light snack BEFORE BED might help. For type-2s it can for some people help with the dawn effect.

(*&*( GOMER

Comment by Wesley C. Young on June 30, 2009 at 1:50pm

I'm using Novolog flex pens after all my meals (carb count) and then take 25 units of Levemir every night before bed. Sometimes I'm running lows in the morning so I kinda have to shove breakfast down no matter what... but before levemir my numbers were all over the place.

Comment by Marps on June 26, 2009 at 11:08am

Hey all!
I'm actually good at predicting carbs per meal too. I rarely have side effects that I don't already "expect". I've had issues with Lantus in the past, putting me into insulin shock comas, but I'm doing really well on Levemir.

I used to use the pump, but came off of it two years ago due to resistance complications.

I've been T1D for 11 years. If anyone has questions, feel free to ask!

Marps

Comment by John on June 11, 2009 at 6:51am

Speaking of types.. Iv always been referred to as Type I, even though i came down with it in my mid 20s... The critics are still out...whether its a side effect of a medication I was taking years ago, or if its just biology (Iv been CT'ed a few times due to GI issues).. and they keep noticing a piece of my pancreas is missing. Not an artifact, but actually missing.

Comment by John on June 11, 2009 at 6:48am

Iv actually heard Lantus referred to as the "Poor man's pump"... Sadly to say, its very true... But truth be told dealing with lantus even twice a day was a lot less twitchy than NPH .... Im halfway decent at predicting roughly how many carbs are in a meal, or at least enough Humalog to cover them...

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