Total Daily Insulin
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Hi! Well, I'm new to this diagnosis.... one month ago, at 49, I was diagnosed as a type 1 - LADA - so I'm VERY new to all this. I don't even know yet what "Basal" and "Bolis" means. But I do know that I take 5 units x 3x/day for 15/day Novolog - pre-meal and 18 of Lantus at bedtime.
I'm not sure if that's high or low. I stopped working out ~6 months ago b/c I felt soooo sick and was in the ER more than I'd like to admit. I haven't started back to working out again ... yet. Mainly b/c I'm still working all this out and I'm terribly afraid of the lows.
Fortunately I've been a very clean eater (paleo tendencies) for a few decades; so my diet is fairly stable. I was told to increase my carbs ~2+ months ago. I went from consuming less than 50 a day to a target of 194/day. HUGE change for me!!!
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My daily total is usually under 35u. Pump basil is 23.50u and the rest is from boluses.0
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Hi! Well, I'm new to this diagnosis.... one month ago, at 49, I was diagnosed as a type 1 - LADA - so I'm VERY new to all this. I don't even know yet what "Basal" and "Bolis" means. But I do know that I take 5 units x 3x/day for 15/day Novolog - pre-meal and 18 of Lantus at bedtime.
I'm not sure if that's high or low. I stopped working out ~6 months ago b/c I felt soooo sick and was in the ER more than I'd like to admit. I haven't started back to working out again ... yet. Mainly b/c I'm still working all this out and I'm terribly afraid of the lows.
Fortunately I've been a very clean eater (paleo tendencies) for a few decades; so my diet is fairly stable. I was told to increase my carbs ~2+ months ago. I went from consuming less than 50 a day to a target of 194/day. HUGE change for me!!!
Friend me if you'd like to walk through this journey with me ... and you can take my sense of humor
Essentially, your "bolus' is your rapid/fast acting insulin(your novolog) and your basal is the slow acting ( Lantus). I'm going on my 11th year of Type 1, and when I was first diagnosed I was afraid of the low's like you are now. I even had some extreme low's. That's slowly gone away. I can recognize the symptoms rather easily and correct them before its too late. Just remember to Listen to your body--- and check your blood sugar as often as your dr recommends ( if not more). For example when my blood sugar starts to drop, my body will start feeling cool all of a sudden, and if i check it, its usually time to think of having a snack or meal. I would suggest paying close attention how you and your body feels when you check it and pretty soon you'll more then likely be able to have a better idea too. Good luck and welcome0