Kerrie & Winnie
Member Since 2015
Winnie's numbers seem to be all over the map again. I've read that Levemir can result in smoother results than Lantus and am wondering whether we should make the switch. Any insights would be much appreciated!
I reduced her dose from 0.5 to 0.25 units on Feb. 13, in response to a reading of 68 on the evening of Feb. 12. (I use an Alphatrak2 pet meter). I kept her at 0.25 units for the next 4 days. She was in the 300s and 400s for most of that time. So on Feb. 17, I put her back to 0.5 units.
The last 2 days she was still in the 300s and 400s. Today, the readings are lower but they're dropping when they should be rising - although her PMPS tonight was up slightly - and I'm afraid she'll start bouncing again. Looking back, that may be what happened on Feb. 15 when she dropped to 164. At the time, I didn't think that was a very low number but the drop from what it had been may have been enough to set her off again. If that was the case, then I was wrong to put her back up to 0.5. But she seemed to have been doing better in December and January at higher doses (0.75 and then 0.5) and I wanted to get her out of that purple and red range.
But I sure don't want her going into the greens again and that seems to be where she's headed. Was I too hasty in bumping her up to 0.5? Should I be switching to Levemir??
Thank-you for any insights you can offer.
I reduced her dose from 0.5 to 0.25 units on Feb. 13, in response to a reading of 68 on the evening of Feb. 12. (I use an Alphatrak2 pet meter). I kept her at 0.25 units for the next 4 days. She was in the 300s and 400s for most of that time. So on Feb. 17, I put her back to 0.5 units.
The last 2 days she was still in the 300s and 400s. Today, the readings are lower but they're dropping when they should be rising - although her PMPS tonight was up slightly - and I'm afraid she'll start bouncing again. Looking back, that may be what happened on Feb. 15 when she dropped to 164. At the time, I didn't think that was a very low number but the drop from what it had been may have been enough to set her off again. If that was the case, then I was wrong to put her back up to 0.5. But she seemed to have been doing better in December and January at higher doses (0.75 and then 0.5) and I wanted to get her out of that purple and red range.
But I sure don't want her going into the greens again and that seems to be where she's headed. Was I too hasty in bumping her up to 0.5? Should I be switching to Levemir??
Thank-you for any insights you can offer.
