# Tresiba night time lows daytime highs? Go back to Lantus? **URL:** https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/tresiba-night-time-lows-daytime-highs-go-back-to-lantus/3835 **Category:** Type 1 & LADA **Tags:** basal, lantus, tresiba **Created:** [April 2, 2018, 7:17pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/tresiba-night-time-lows-daytime-highs-go-back-to-lantus/3835 "2018-04-02T19:17:31Z") **Posts on this page:** 1 **Showing post:** 9
### Author: ![Katers87](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/a9adbd/32.png) [@Katers87](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Katers87) #### Post date: [April 3, 2018, 12:38am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/tresiba-night-time-lows-daytime-highs-go-back-to-lantus/3835/9 "2018-04-03T00:38:55Z")
Hi @airtas! Welcome to the site! I found that I was having problems with high blood sugars in the morning after about a month on Tresiba. I split my dose (half AM & half PM), and that really, really helped. I’d recommend trying that before switching insulins. If that doesn’t work, then Levemir is a good idea. I really like how Tresiba lasts for so long though because it’s not an emergency if I forget a shot (especially on the split dose). I like that extra security. @Eric has a few wiki articles about loading up on carbs after intense workouts. I don’t know as much about this, but he’s mentioned in the past that you can avoid lows after workouts if you replenish your glycogen stores. This may be another way to address this problem. > [@What should I consume after exercise?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/what-should-i-consume-after-exercise/201): > > What should I consume after exercise? . For post-workout recovery, you need 3 things - fluids, carbs, and protein: Fluids to replace what you lost. Carbs to resupply the fuel tank your muscles used during your workout (muscle glycogen). Protein to help your muscles recover, rebuild, and to fuel the muscle growth. Carbs Carbs are used for energy and they also give your muscles their storage of carbohydrates, called muscle glycogen. Muscle glycogen is one of the body’s fuel tanks. It is the… --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/tresiba-night-time-lows-daytime-highs-go-back-to-lantus/3835)._