# Third Pod Scream of Death in Four Weeks

**URL:** https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/third-pod-scream-of-death-in-four-weeks/6648
**Category:** Tips, Tech & Gear
**Created:** [February 16, 2019, 8:47pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/third-pod-scream-of-death-in-four-weeks/6648 "2019-02-16T20:47:40Z")
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### Author: ![Eric](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/eric/32/9209_2.png) [@Eric](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Eric)
#### Post date: [February 16, 2019, 9:21pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/third-pod-scream-of-death-in-four-weeks/6648/4 "2019-02-16T21:21:54Z")

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> [@T1Allison](#):
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> My current basal is 9.55 total on Weekends and 9.95 total on Work Days.

Well, to know about how long it would last, you need to divide your basal amount by weight in kilograms. **Make sure you convert to kilograms**.

I know better than to ask women what they weigh, so you do the math.

But it’s a pretty safe guess to say your duration would be somewhat short, like between 6 and 12 hours. That’s a pretty good way to be able to adjust basal with MDI.

The once-a-day lantus thing is pretty lousy compared to what you can do with multiple and varied Levemir injections.

Rather than pasting all the durations again, check out this post:

> [@Parent of T1D: need advice tuning treatment of child on MDI](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/parent-of-t1d-need-advice-tuning-treatment-of-child-on-mdi/6538/26):
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> One of the great things about Levemir is the shorter duration allows you to customize the basal amounts much better for different times of the day. Here are the estimates of Levemir durations based on units per kilogram of body weight: Dosage amount (units / kilogram) Average duration 0.1 units/kg 5.7 hours 0.2 units/kg 12.1 hours 0.4 units/kg 19.9 hours 0.8 units/kg 22.7 hours 1.6 units/kg 23.2 hours Make sure you convert body weight to kilograms. Here is a link, but i…

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