Lantus is freaking me out - in a good way though.

[coldenburg]

Okay, I know Lantus works differently from Vetsulin, but I am still scared to give him another shot when he is so low from the first one.

Here is what I have from today.

7:30 AM 387 gave 1.5
1 PM 110
4:30 PM 97
6:30 PM 70
7:30 PM 73
8:15 PM 82
10 PM 74
1:AM (now) 113

If I would have given him a shot at 7:30, wouldn't he be in danger right now?!?! He is at +6 and 113 with no insulin since 7:30 AM.

 

[Blue]

Do you have a spreadsheet with the numbers?
The dose of 1.5 was a starting dose or did you start lower and work your way up in small increases to the 1.5u dose.
Without seeing what the Vetsulin numbers were, and how long you have been using Lantus, it's hard to say much.
I am far from an expert but maybe that 1.5 ineeds to be adjusted.

While first glance says whoa a drop from 387 to 110, on looking at the times, the 110 is actually your +5.5 and should be low as it approaches nadir. The continued drop makes me think of my Oliver and his late nadir where his lowest number is just about at the next shot time.

If you can provide more info, I am sure the others can give you more suggestions as to what you could do now and what they see in the numbers you posted.

Lantus is very good and I had the same big improvement when I switched Shadoe onto Lantus from Caninsulin.