My average changes based on the day (weekends are higher). Generally about 31 during the week and 45 on the weekends.

I usually use around 40.

My 31 day average is 28.77 units/day. I try to keep it 30 units or less... I figure, the less insulin I'm using, the more likely I am to lose weight! Also, I started using a continuous glucose monitor and that has made a HUGE difference in my ability to control my sugar and fine tune my basal rates

Hmm...33 of basal (Levemir) and anywhere from maybe 10-15 for bolus (depending on what I eat, of course).

Pre weight loss I was at about 40 basal and 15+ bolus..

I want to get a CGM, but my doctor said my sugars are too good, so he doesn't want to fight with the insurance company over it. It's the dumbest thing I've ever heard--you take such good care of yourself, we're going to punish you and make it harder for you than it has to be. If only you'd let your sugar get really out of control and ended up in the hospital--then we'd help you.

I'm on the pump and use close to 25 units for basal and 20 units for boluses. I used to use around 65-70 total units a day though so this is a huge improvement for me!

OOPS-- Accidentally posted this twice on the forum. My daily basal rate is currently at 33 units, with anywhere from 2 to 10 units of bolus each day. Daily totals run between 35-40 units/day. Hope this is helpful.

My daily total averages 22 units on the pump.....1/2 is basal and the other 1/2 is bolus.....I've been on the pump for +12 years and a Type 1 diabetic for 42 years....does this help?

I take 22.2 units in basal and generally somewhere between 12 and 20 units a day with bolusing. A good average would be 40 units/day.

Ive been wondering what others take also. Ive been a diabetic 39 yrs but only using a pump approx 6-8 weeks. Im loving it too!
My carb ratio is 1:14 My basal is .4/hr My daily total avg i25-26 u.

Insulin totally depends on your weight. When I was heavier (and eating more carbs), I took a lot more insulin. How many grams of carbs do you eat at each meal?

If you are on shots:

Basal insulin is Lantus or Levemir (usually), normally taken once or twice a day.

Bolus insulin is Novolog or Humalog (usually) and is for meals, snacks, and corrections.

What kind of insulin do you take unknown_sister? Your insulin to carb ratio is high though mine is too, it is 1:4.

Erin

I hope you continue to try to cut down your carbs and be active, and I encourage you all the way. I want to share something with you ( and everyone else) that happened to me. I used to be alot like you(from the sounds of it) I LOVED and I'll even say i was addicted to Breads & Pasta. I had the neurotic thinking that I could eat whatever i wanted- I would just take more insulin, and everything would be fine. Afterall, my dr used to have me on a sliding scale- so no biggie. Wrong. In March of 2011 I got a diabetic ulcer on the bottom of my foot ( I had become quite resistant to my insulin and my blood sugars were way too high for too long) In July of that year, it finally close shut- too bad there was a staph infection in there. In tunneled a pocket of infection to the side of my foot and the docotrs had to cut it open so it could drain. There was now a hole in the side of my foot, approximately 7 cm deep. They did a debrisment to cut the infection away, and put me on a wound vac, and the oral antibiotics werent working so I did IV antibiotics every 8 hours for two months. It was looking alot better and was starting to fill in. By September 2011, Suddenly I couldn't keep anything down and spiked a fever of about 103-104ish. Went from being a staph infection to a bone infection- another surgery I underwent. Again started me on IVs until thanksgiving. this went on with surgies after surgeries.Probably about one every 6-8 weeks. I was seeing doctors three times a week. (foot specialist, reg dr and infectious disease) In Feb of this year- they sent me to try the hyperbariac oxygen treatments to try to promote some healing. Two weeks in- fever returned, another bad infection. With all the infections- kept my blood sugar pretty high and the infections weren't getting better because the BS were high. Now they sent me to a vascular surgeon and his team. Did another debrisment and gave it another month to heal.-about 3 weeks later it was either infected again or it never left, but anyway infection got worse while i was on the ivs. The decision was finally made to amputate below my knee on May 2nd 2012. Considering I'm not even thirty yet- I don't think I ever cried so much in my life as in that first week -- both of physical pain and emotional. I have a prosthetic now- and they make em great now, but I would not wish the last two years of my life on my worst enemy. I'm currently in the process of getting approved for an insulin pump, and following what my dietician has told me ( i was told to go 30-60 carbs a meal at most, and I've started being active again after a long healing process to try to take off some extra weight. What everyone needs to remember is it is never to late to start and continuing for improvement.

Great post! I am taking between 60-80 units per day but after reading this I am going to focus on lowering my carb intake. I'm sure this will help with my sugars and get me loosing weight again.

I was diagnosed about 12 years ago. I average between 10 and 16 a day, depending on how intense of a work out day it is! the odd weekend I slip diet wise and go a bit higher, but I find the less insulin I'm taking, the better I feel and the easier it is to maintain/lose weight.