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Cool -- thanks, Josh!

Quote: Originally Posted by Subby My experience for me, is that does Lantus peaks less than NPH and Levemir. Dyslexia in kicking. That should say of course: Quote: Originally Posted by Subby My experience for me, is that Lantus does peak less than NPH and Levemir.

Quote: The pancreas is a gland organ in the digestive and endocrine system of vertebrates. It is both an endocrine gland producing several important hormones, including insulin, glucagon, and somatostatin, as well as an exocrine gland, secreting pancreatic juice containing digestive enzymes that pass to the small intestine. These enzymes help in the further breakdown of the carbohydrates, protein, and fat in the chyme Pancreas - Wikipedia,...

Here lately I'm walking alot at shopping malls for execise. No buying anything just walking. Example Super Wal-mart, Sears, K-mart, Sam's. Rob

Quote: Originally Posted by Beethree I was diagnosed with type II diabetes 3 weeks ago. Additionally by liver function tests were high, and today (Friday) I had an ultrasound, primarily to check for Fatty Liver disease. The radiologist said that in addition to my liver being "shiny", that my spleen seemed enlarged. She would not discuss the results any further other than to refer me back to my PCP. Of course, he is out of...

**** it. I'm done.

Basically, he says, neither Lantus nor Levemir is really a 24-hour insulin. When in testing, the makers used artificially large doses to make them last 24 hours--i.e., injected more than a truly basal dose, one that actually forced people to eat to avoid going too low. (He reports that 35, John Galway, of Eli Lilly, showed that he could inject enough regular insulin at one time to last a week.) According to the chart in his book, both...

Quote: Originally Posted by Subby Great info, your replies really help answer my wonderings. Very interested at the use and success with low or no carb scenarios. How long does the action from a shot seem to last, do you get a feeling for that? It works better for me without having carbs. It seems to suppress the glucose generation by my liver in the morning. I stay pretty level one hour post breakfast and then rise a little two hours post....

Down to 130? Up to 130 hon.. And those are GOOD numbers.

He wanted me to take 25mg am, 25mg pm. Started me out on 12.5mg, am, pm. Tried taking the 25mg, couldn't do it, sat in the chair all day blowing bubbles out of mouth. Dropped backed to the 12.5mg for now. Appt next week, need to talk with him about this.