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Taking long lasting insulin

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dreadz

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Type 2
Good morning, I am new to the site and also to injecting insulin.
I usually inject at around 09-9:30'every morning before I eat, today I got up early and eat breakfast at around 7:45 and didn't inject.
So what am I to do still do it at usual time etc not sure what to do.
Thank you
 
Long acting insulin isn't intended to cover what you eat, it works in the background to keep your levels steady through the day and night.
You can take your long acting insulin as normal, it doesn't matter if it's a bit late or if you have already eaten.

Meant to say welcome to the forum, sorry! 🙂
 
Good morning @dreadz and welcome to the forum,

Long lasting insulin is unaffected by what and when you eat. It typically lasts around 24 hours (some last a bit longer, some a little less). The purpose is to manage the glucose which is constantly dripped from your liver into your blood.
Therefore, it should be taken it at about the same time every day regardless when and what you eat.

However, before confirming this is the case for you, it would be helpful if you could share the name of the insulin you are taking. The reason I ask is that there are some "mixed" insulins which are taken once or twice a day so I want to check this is not what you are taking. These are more common for someone with type 2 diabetes.
 
helli said:
Good morning @dreadz and welcome to the forum,

Long lasting insulin is unaffected by what and when you eat. It typically lasts around 24 hours (some last a bit longer, some a little less). The purpose is to manage the glucose which is constantly dripped from your liver into your blood.
Therefore, it should be taken it at about the same time every day regardless when and what you eat.

However, before confirming this is the case for you, it would be helpful if you could share the name of the insulin you are taking. The reason I ask is that there are some "mixed" insulins which are taken once or twice a day so I want to check this is not what you are taking. These are more common for someone with type 2 diabetes.
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Good point helli, I forgot about that!
 
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