Consult your endocrinologist about possibly changing the time that you take the Levemir, as that could change your scores. Mornings typically are high blood sugar times anyway, because of the simple acts of getting up and going, so if your long acting insulin isn't there to help you, that would certainly explain your scores. Good luck.
I see the confusion
If I understand you, you think Levemir is used for carbohydrates. Levemir is a basle insulin, meaning it works for 24 hours. Like a background insulin. the amount of Levemir taken has nothing to do with the amount of carbohydrates (carbs) you eat. That type of insulin is called a bolis insulin, like Apedra, Novalog... that insulin is taken according to how many carbs are eating and YOUR particular carb to insulin ratio.
The Levemir is NOT on a sliding scale. It is a given does once a day Or twice a day. 12 hours apart.
is his 224 after eating or first thing in the morning before food or drink?
In the morning they are lower 100's for example, today was 112. Never higher than 130. I've been on my long acting plan for some time now it's 20 of Lantas around 9 p.
When you eat, you need the fast acting insulin like Novolog to act quickly to cover the meal. For some, Lantus and Levemir act the same. For me, Levemir seemed to work better in that it provided more consistency to my blood sugar levels. I like Levemir. I have switched to 2 shots per day (morning and night) instead of just taking the 1 shot at night, because the 1 shot at night may not cover the 24 hours.
I have type 2 diabetes (2 yrs). My A1C is 7.6 I am presently using Levemir Flex Pen (22) before bed. I take synthroid for hypothyrodism (10 yrs) and recently started taking crestor for high cholesterol (which is now within normal range) I 58, female and over-weight. Question: I want to start taking 200 mcg of chromium picolinate to help with my diabetes. Is this safe to take with the medications I am currently taking? Also, when is the best time to take it.
I am an insulin dependant diabetic. I was out of Levemir for several days and I tried to control with Novolog. Wednesday and Thursday I was running over 600. Yesterday I got my Levemir and started taking it right away. It took most of the day to get down to 350. I was feeling real sick all day. Sleepy, dizzy, nauseous. muscle weakness. I slept from 6:00 pm until 10:00 am. My numbers were up to 500 again. I got them back to 300 by 3:00 pm, but have continued to feel just as sick.
t giving him any the lantus people wants me on toujeo cause their patent was coming up so they stopped sampling it!!!! He offered me a levemir sample he said it had less weight gain than lantus and was the same., plus the levemir company still samples, I have been on this stuff for three weeks, I don't feel sluggish after taking it, I feel great, and the pen is nice!
It was working so well for me previously. I went to a new endo about a year ago, and he suggested I try Levemir instead of the Lantus. Once I started the Levemir, I noticed a marked improvement with more consistent bg levels. I am a Type 1 diagnosed at 33, and I am 10 years into the disease. I take sliding Humalog and 12 U Levemir at bed. I hope this helps.
Being a busy mum of three sometimes that is difficult . I have not got time or money to go to a gym but I own a treadmill and a couple of weights . Can you please offer some advice?
I am 1.65 height / 66 kgs
no cholest/no triglycerides/medium to low blood pressure / 97 blood sugar
pulse at rest in mid 60's - 70's .
My doctor has now switched me back to my Novolin NPH and I am still having a hard time getting back on track. I go to bed high, and wake up high. I test at 3 in the morning and I am high, but coming down. At this point, I'm at the end of my rope. I live on my own, so going so low I can't wake up is terrible because my parents, co-workers, or neighbors have to be inconvenienced and come to my rescue.
I am trying to lower my sugar level with the help of humalog and levemir. Medhelp members are helping me to do the job. In the mean time I have been successful in lowering the sugar to some extents. I also could know how to dose the insulin for the best results I appriciate the cotributions done by MEDHELP and its members.
WHEN DOES OPIATE WITHDRAWL BEGIN AND END (PHYSICAL SYMPTOMS ONLY)i SEE THIS QUESTION ALL THE TIME, BUT NEVER A CLEAR CUT ANSWER. I HAVE GONE CT MORE THAN ONCE AND ITS BASICALLY ALWAYS THE SAME. WONDERING ABOUT EVERYBODY ELSES TIMELINE.
First of all, I want to compliment you on being such a supportive and knowledgable husband. It sounds like your new endocrinologist is on top of current best practices for treament of diabetics. The switch you wife is making is what many Type I's are on and it seems to be the best way to manage diabetes with injections.
I even tried Levemir, but after two days the pains came back. I stopped all shots and the pain and other symptoms went away. Is there an insulin that doest not cause stomach pain, chills, and vomiting?
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