Insulin

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Now I think you're confusing two posters. One who was recently diagnosed

and wasn't getting great advice from the doctor and another who was discussing

running high numbers and thinking about asking for insulin.

By the way, NPH by itself is not a mixed insulin. It is a background

insulin with a peak that one tries to time for mealtime. The 70/30 mix is 70%

NPH

and 30% fast acting insulin. One takes it at breakfast and at dinner. The

NPY peak is supposed to cover lunch and a bedtime snack (generally speaking).

Many millions have used it this way successfully, but many millions have

had to deal with lows on it.

No one insulin regime is right for everyone. Some do great on UL, some do

great on Lantus, some do great on NPH. I do great on Novolog in my pump.

Lantus didn't do well for me, and while I didn't use UL, it wouldn't have

worked

well either, I don't think, because my dawn phenomenon is so high. I more

than double my insulin use over the course of time from 4 am to 11:30 am.

Stacey

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n a message dated 8/30/05 4:06:26 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,

skydancer9@... writes:

No, but then I have expertise as an artist. From what it sounded like from

the original message, which you admit you didn't see, the doctor in

question didn't. If the doctor in question refused to treat someone who was

not willing to go along with bad advice, then I'd say it was no loss to the

patient. That this lady's doctor knows little about diabetes and that I

wouldn't trust him or her to treat my diabetes is just my opinon, of

course. No use hashing it over.

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