Nighttime Insulin - To Take it Not To

ConleighS

Tonight my BS was 216 before dinner and I took 6 units of Humolog because I was having pizza. My bedtime reading is 83. I am little worried about taking the levemir when I am that low but I don’t know if BS will raise high overnight. Would you take levemir or no (dose is normally 12 units) I am going to try without and see what happens in the morning. I’ll keep you posted.

KenSmith108

Levemir is background insulin. Humolog is fast insulin.
The Humolog wouldn't cover me till morning, so I would inject Levemir.

ConleighS

Thanks Ken. I woke up an hour later and BS was 114 so I too 6 units of Levemir. BS this morning is 156. So for now on I’ll just take full dose.

zcb94

My pros would tell me “if it’s time and you don’t feel well, medicate (either for diabetes or random pain/whatever)! If it’s time and you do feel well, medicate!...but assess-if you wish you hadn’t taken that dose (because you’re now shaking and dying due to low sugar or whatever), don’t take it tomorrow.