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Hi Crickard70
I have been a type 1 diabetic for 65 years. I'm not really sure if I have a pancreas or not but it does not work. I take 2 injections of Lantus per day plus 10 units of Novolog at 8am.. noon and 6 pm. I have highs in the morning and very lows whenever?? So Doctor decided to give me two Lantus injections per day.... insulin only last 8 to 12 hours. I take 14 units of Lantus at 8am and 14 units of Lantus at 11pm. Type one in my case, I believe was caused from a very very bad case of strep throat when I was 6 years old. No antibiotics given back then.
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Hi Crickard70
It's interesting that you think your type one was caused by strep throat. I became a type one at 78 about 10 years after a ruptured appendix that wasn't treated until I was nearly dead! Could that be the cause?
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PT52,
What really stood out in your post was the amount of Novolog you take at 10 units. Is that 10 units three times a day (30 units/day) or a total of 10 units for the day? Novolog is a fast acting insulin and is dosed by either the amount of food (carbs) you will be eating or for a correction bolus to bring a high reading down. Generally 1 unit of insulin for every 15 carbs. Ex: A slice of bread is around 15 carbs so 1 unit of insulin would be administered for a slice of bread or 2 units for two slices of bread. And 1 unit of insulin will reduce a glucose reading by about 50 points. If a finger stick says you are at 165, a 1 unit of Novolog will bring it down to 115. Check with your doctor before taking my general doses as gospel. We are all different. Some "fine tuning" of the Lantus could help with your morning highs. Readings higher in the mornings is quite common due to the dawn phenomenon in which your body is getting ready for the day and raising glucose levels. Good luck.