# \#basal **URL:** https://forum.fudiabetes.org/tag/basal/107.md [Latest](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/tags.md) --- ## [Hitting a vein while injecting treshiba](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/hitting-a-vein-while-injecting-treshiba/13458)
**Author:** [@Pac-reas](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Pac-reas)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2024, 12:12am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/hitting-a-vein-while-injecting-treshiba/13458 "2024-10-05T00:12:55Z")
Hi there! So I came across a video of a type 1 diabetic that apparently hit a vein while injecting treshiba basal insulin and he said that because of that he got a severe hypoglycemia.Does anyone have a similar experien… --- ## [Switching to Tresiba from Levemir](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/switching-to-tresiba-from-levemir/14188)
**Author:** [@mike\_g](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/mike_g)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2023, 8:05pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/switching-to-tresiba-from-levemir/14188 "2023-12-12T20:05:14Z")
Hi y’all, I’ve just picked up a box of Tresiba pens, gonna give it a try after years of intending to do so! Levemir 2x daily has worked fine for me, except at the low dosage I use (10U am, 7U pm) doesn’t last 12hrs. A… --- ## [How to NOT spike (so much) after a meal?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/how-to-not-spike-so-much-after-a-meal/397)
**Author:** [@ClaudnDaye](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/ClaudnDaye)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2021, 9:19pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/how-to-not-spike-so-much-after-a-meal/397 "2021-11-19T21:19:41Z")
So I gather some parents have kids who don't spike after they eat (at least not above 250) and I'm wondering how the heck that's possible? Every single meal (well, 8 out of 10) he eats, he goes up over 250...sometimes a… --- ## [Tresiba night time lows daytime highs? Go back to Lantus? ](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/tresiba-night-time-lows-daytime-highs-go-back-to-lantus/3835)
**Author:** [@airtas](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/airtas)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2021, 3:30am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/tresiba-night-time-lows-daytime-highs-go-back-to-lantus/3835 "2021-03-17T03:30:54Z")
Hi all, Looking for some guidance been on Tresiba for about a year coming from Lantus where I was on that for about 12. Recently we reduced my Tresiba dose to 18 units from 20 due to night time lows. I was running low… --- ## [Switch from Lantus to Tresiba not working](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/switch-from-lantus-to-tresiba-not-working/10382)
**Author:** [@Hidan123](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Hidan123)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2020, 7:02pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/switch-from-lantus-to-tresiba-not-working/10382 "2020-10-29T19:02:44Z")
Hi All, I have been a type 1 since the last 5 years. Always been on lantus throughout for my basal, taking it one time in the night. Started off with 19 units and had reached 34 units until last month. Recently my endo … --- ## [Interpreting overnight basal test](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/interpreting-overnight-basal-test/6346)
**Author:** [@LarissaW](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/LarissaW)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2019, 3:44pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/interpreting-overnight-basal-test/6346 "2019-03-01T15:44:03Z")
I’m in the process of establishing all of my pump settings (starting with basal rates, then ISF, then I:CR). I basal tested my overnight basals last night; to give you all the info, I finished exercising (ran 1.25 mi) a… --- ## [Missed Basal Dose - Novolin N](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/missed-basal-dose-novolin-n/6817)
**Author:** [@Pianoplayer7008](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Pianoplayer7008)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2019, 12:09am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/missed-basal-dose-novolin-n/6817 "2019-02-28T00:09:44Z")
I have a friend who’s newly diagnosed w/type 1 (LADA), after many years misdiagnosed as a type 2. She’s currently using Novolin R for meals and Novolin N twice a day for basal. She missed her morning 9AM dose and took it… --- ## [Basal testing for breakfast?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/basal-testing-for-breakfast/6603)
**Author:** [@airtas](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/airtas)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2019, 10:17pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/basal-testing-for-breakfast/6603 "2019-02-14T22:17:15Z")
Hi there, I tend to consistently have lows three hours, even four hours after my breakfast bolus. Right now my basal is 0.65 until 11am and then I drop to 0.50. I have skipped breakfast and my range was pretty steady … --- ## [What a 5% Basal Change Accomplishes in Various Scenarios](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/what-a-5-basal-change-accomplishes-in-various-scenarios/6468)
**Author:** [@T1Allison](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/T1Allison)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2019, 3:18pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/what-a-5-basal-change-accomplishes-in-various-scenarios/6468 "2019-02-09T15:18:39Z")
I’m constantly striving to find strategies that (1) keep my bg as consistent as possible under changing conditions and (2) give me the most accurate use of my insulin so that I’m not carrying unnecessary IOB that I have … --- ## [Night basals: higher or lower than daytime?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/night-basals-higher-or-lower-than-daytime/6287)
**Author:** [@glitzabetes](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/glitzabetes)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2019, 3:50pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/night-basals-higher-or-lower-than-daytime/6287 "2019-01-29T15:50:01Z")
a few months ago \[my endo and I\] jacked my nighttime basals way up – my logic had me thinking that there must be a different issue as there was no way my nighttime basals should need to be higher than my daytime basals, … --- ## [Tools for basal testing](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/tools-for-basal-testing/5786)
**Author:** [@allison](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/allison)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2018, 4:09pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/tools-for-basal-testing/5786 "2018-12-11T16:09:41Z")
Does anyone have a go-to tool they use for keeping track of data during basal testing? There are forms available on different websites but I feel like an app for this could be really helpful! Recently, I switched to a n… --- ## [New to Basal](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/new-to-basal/5482)
**Author:** [@Pianoplayer7008](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Pianoplayer7008)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2018, 7:33pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/new-to-basal/5482 "2018-12-03T19:33:11Z")
I started Tresiba 3 nights ago, after finally getting a prescription from my doctor. I’d like to share my experience because I was looking for threads from anyone with LADA on MDI just getting started on basal, and I did… --- ## [Using a higher basal than we absolutely need: one more treatment option](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/using-a-higher-basal-than-we-absolutely-need-one-more-treatment-option/5422)
**Author:** [@Nickyghaleb](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Nickyghaleb)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2018, 5:57pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/using-a-higher-basal-than-we-absolutely-need-one-more-treatment-option/5422 "2018-11-16T17:57:38Z")
So this is very, very interesting to me. I have heard this before but have never really had a good conversation about it. From what I understand, you’re not supposed to use your basal to cover your food, but… why not? I… --- ## [Drastically lowering basal rates](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/drastically-lowering-basal-rates/5037)
**Author:** [@sanfran](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/sanfran)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2018, 12:56pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/drastically-lowering-basal-rates/5037 "2018-09-21T12:56:42Z")
I couldn’t find a thread that addressed this topic specifically so I started this. Feel free to point me in the right direction if one already exists. This is pretty simple but I’d like to see if anybody else has had th… --- ## [Basal reduction and hypoglycemia](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/basal-reduction-and-hypoglycemia/4908)
**Author:** [@CatLady](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/CatLady)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2018, 1:27pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/basal-reduction-and-hypoglycemia/4908 "2018-09-07T13:27:41Z")
We could run our own study right here! --- ## [Are Basaglar and Lantus the same?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/are-basaglar-and-lantus-the-same/452)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2018, 4:28pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/are-basaglar-and-lantus-the-same/452 "2018-04-26T16:28:32Z")
Are Basaglar and Lantus the same? Basaglar and Lantus are considered by some countries to be biosimilar biomedical products, and often called biosimilar by online writers -- although they are not considered biosimilar … --- ## [Tresiba: how do I calculate my daily dose?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/tresiba-how-do-i-calculate-my-daily-dose/398)
**Author:** [@Sam](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Sam)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2018, 8:44pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/tresiba-how-do-i-calculate-my-daily-dose/398 "2018-01-20T20:44:03Z")
I take X units of basal insulin daily. Tresiba lasts longer than 1 day. Should I take less each day or take it every other day? NO! You should do neither! Tresiba is a once-daily basal insulin that can be taken at an… --- ## [Comparing long-acting insulins](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/comparing-long-acting-insulins/2821)
**Author:** [@Scotteric](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Scotteric)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2017, 4:06pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/comparing-long-acting-insulins/2821 "2017-12-14T16:06:25Z")
Sam, I’ve read a lot of your posts about Tresiba being incredible. I got fed up with infusion site problems after pumping for 11 years and decided to give Tresiba a try when it first came to Canada. My first 2 weeks were… --- ## [How Often Do You CHange Your Basal Rates?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/how-often-do-you-change-your-basal-rates/2628)
**Author:** [@daisymae](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/daisymae)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2017, 2:24pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/how-often-do-you-change-your-basal-rates/2628 "2017-11-14T14:24:33Z")
sometimes i can go for months without having to change my pump’s basal rates. sometimes its so easy to make a simple change, say for just 2 hours in the middle of the afternoon, but other times it requires an entire over… --- ## [A rookie's questions for pen users - am I doing this right?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/a-rookies-questions-for-pen-users-am-i-doing-this-right/1871)
**Author:** [@Annette13](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Annette13)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2017, 5:00pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/a-rookies-questions-for-pen-users-am-i-doing-this-right/1871 "2017-09-12T17:00:19Z")
I use a Levimir pen for my basal with the shortest needles (4mm, I think). I am still new at this and figuring things out. My D-nurse told me if I bruise at the injection site it indicates that I am pressing too hard… --- ## [How much should basals on the pump account for?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/how-much-should-basals-on-the-pump-account-for/1913)
**Author:** [@type1\_toddler](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/type1_toddler)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2017, 5:35pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/how-much-should-basals-on-the-pump-account-for/1913 "2017-09-11T17:35:30Z")
I recently heard they should account for 50%! We are not very close to that at all but have been working on basals for a couple months, making smaller adjustments. My daughter seems to vary between crashing all night to … --- ## [Goldilocks and the 3 Bears story...with Insulin](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/goldilocks-and-the-3-bears-story-with-insulin/1545)
**Author:** [@ClaudnDaye](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/ClaudnDaye)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2017, 9:24pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/goldilocks-and-the-3-bears-story-with-insulin/1545 "2017-08-10T21:24:19Z")
Our Endo reset Liam’s Basal program when we first joined the new team complaining that we had too many of them (10…maybe more) and started us …with a clean slate. After 3 visits, we’re pleased with our direction/A1C and… --- ## [Anyone here use Levemir?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/anyone-here-use-levemir/450)
**Author:** [@Eric](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Eric)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2017, 1:11am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/anyone-here-use-levemir/450 "2017-04-13T01:11:54Z")
I got a prescription for Levemir. I think this is possibly the only insulin I have not ever used before (not counting some of the ones traditionally for T2 or stronger U300 types). Just wanted to try it and compare it …