Background Insulin Update

June 18, 2014 19:49

marke Site Administrator
South East Kent PCT 681 posts

The following link contains an update from the DAFNE Executive Team on Background Insulin's and DAFNE. You can find it here : BackgroundInsulininDAFNE.pdf
Apologies if it is too technical I did try to get the to get them to put it in 'user' terms and it is more straight forward then is was !

June 19, 2014 19:23

Warwick DAFNE Graduate
Diabetes Australia-Vic, Melbourne, Victoria 423 posts

Thanks Marke,

Very interesting. I moved to twice-daily basal insulin (Lantus) about 6 months after the DAFNE course because it was running out after about 20 hours. I have since switched to twice-daily Levemir and I am finding that that really works well for me.

Cheers,
Warwick.

March 26, 2015 20:19

DamianHalliw... DAFNE Graduate
Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust 1 post

I have just changed my background from lantus to humilin I and from 1 jab a day too 2 jabs a day dose anyone know If the overlap is good if I take every 8 hours with it taking upto 2 hours to start? I'm just really bad at working stuff out lol

Thanks in advance

June 18, 2014 19:49 marke Site Administrator South East Kent PCT 681 posts	The following link contains an update from the DAFNE Executive Team on Background Insulin's and DAFNE. You can find it here : BackgroundInsulininDAFNE.pdf Apologies if it is too technical I did try to get the to get them to put it in 'user' terms and it is more straight forward then is was !
June 19, 2014 19:23 Warwick DAFNE Graduate Diabetes Australia-Vic, Melbourne, Victoria 423 posts	Thanks Marke, Very interesting. I moved to twice-daily basal insulin (Lantus) about 6 months after the DAFNE course because it was running out after about 20 hours. I have since switched to twice-daily Levemir and I am finding that that really works well for me. Cheers, Warwick.
March 26, 2015 20:19 DamianHalliw... DAFNE Graduate Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust 1 post	I have just changed my background from lantus to humilin I and from 1 jab a day too 2 jabs a day dose anyone know If the overlap is good if I take every 8 hours with it taking upto 2 hours to start? I'm just really bad at working stuff out lol Thanks in advance