@A DiabetesTeam Member it's a strong possibility that you are taking a little too much Basaglar

A call to your doctor explaining what you are seeing would likely result in them dialing back your insulin a few units

Getting the correct dose of insulin is often times more trial and error than math or science

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@A DiabetesTeam Member what insulin are you taking

If it's strictly a meal time insulin it shouldn't effect your overnight numbers - but if it's a "mixed" insulin then you may be taking the wrong insulin or the wrong combination

You shouldn't still be at 200 following a mealtime insulin but you shouldn't go low either

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@A DiabetesTeam Member - you should consult your doctor but they would advise the same (unless they are clueless) 😁

Insulin Dosage is a little more Art than Science sometimes

The Doc could send you for a boat load of blood tests which could help narrow down a starting dose but it's just easier to pick starting dose that "isn't deadly dangerous" and adjust in reaction to your blood sugar numbers

Many Type 1's do that with every meal - it's called Dynamic Dosing where they through trial/error figure out how many units of insulin they need for X number of carbs and then just do a quick calculation "before" they inject and if they got a little wrong they can eat a few extra carbs OR inject another unit or two if they shorted themselves

So it's not like "fiddling a bit with your units" is some Taboo/Dangerous thing as long as you don't adjust "drastically" one way or the other

Most Basil insulin is taken as a "static" dose - so always 3 or 4 or 20 units and it doesn't change until your sugar trends change as well - then just adjust up/down and continue on

Hopefully you see the results you are looking for

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I dialed back the morning Basaglar 3 units this morning. We'll what happens during the day and especially during this coming night. Thanks again, Graham

I take Novolog, an short acting insulin, with meals. I also take Basaglar, a 24 hour long acting insulin, in the morning. I'm wondering if I'm taking too much Blasaglar and it's affecting my bg levels during the night.