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Novolin question

Hello I am new to novolin My Dr has me on 15 units  twice a day after being on lantus for 1 year and it just did not work at all for me under 29 units was not enough and over 20 units  bottomed my sugar out
My question is and this also  did this when i was on lantus is it normal after injecting yourself with insulin that  my blood sugar spikes up I am talking it can be 150 and after the injection it will jump up to 300 with in 3 hours is this normal or is it just me I know I am not making sense but just wondering has any one else experienced these issues
Thanks In Advance
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I believe this is due to taking too high a dose which ends up causing the spike. It’s happened to me and I learned about it on another website. Try lowering your dose and see...
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I want to Thank You both fo your answers  My dr took me off of novalin and put me on Humulin 15 units twice a day and it is working some what better  I take the humulin like I did the Novalin 15 minutes before meals sugars are doing some better  not running near as high as it was on the Lantus If I do not see any results in the next couple of weeks will ask to be referred to and endro
again thank You both
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As Zoelula commented, Novolin (regular) is a medication that has been outdated. That is not to state that it is wrong to prescribe it, but it suggests that your physician may not be up-to-date on the latest diabetic protocols.

I can see no reason to have discontinued the Lantus. Your blood sugar should not have spiked because of the Lantus.

As stated, Lantus alone is not sufficient to control blood sugar.

Zoeluls'a suggestion to see an enchronologist is sconded.
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I don't know why your blood sugar is spiking after insulin-are you eating during that time?

What I do know is that novolin (Regular) is a very outdated mode of insulin. The Lantus you were on was a newer basal (long-acting) insulin, but wouldn't work as well unless it was combined with a bolus (fast-acting) insulin before meals. That is the standard of care. I would see an endocrinologist and get on appropriate insulin regimen because 150-300 is much too high to sustain blood sugars.
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