Dr. E’s patient Dale has a very common (but misguided) fear that he’ll go low if he takes his insulin before eating. As a result, his blood sugar goes high after breakfast and stays high a good portion of the day. An eye-opening insulin timing study may be the only thing to help Dale trust the process.
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With Novo Nordisk’s weekly basal insulin submission getting close to a decision by the FDA, this ground-breaking insulin therapy could pave the way for a significantly reduced diabetes management burden for millions of people with type 2 diabetes.
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Taking large basal insulin doses consistently can be tough. Have you ever had your insulin pen stop before you finished loading your dose? Have you ever had a hard time remembering to even take it? CDCES Meg Munoz offers tips on working with your doctor to address your basal insulin needs.
[read_more text="read more" title="read more" url="https://tcoyd.org/2024/02/higher-dose-basal-insulin-in-type-2-diabetes-challenges-and-solutions/" align="left"]Do you know how to set and test your basal rate? Dr. E shares a case study from one of his patients who could have easily had the wrong medication adjustment if his basal insulin hadn’t been addressed and corrected.
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Probably everyone on insulin has forgotten to take a dose before, and likely more than once. Dr. Edelman explains what to do when you forget a basal or a bolus (mealtime) insulin dose.
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