I first registered with DUK in 2017 when I came out of hospital having been newly diagnosed as a diabetic due to my emergency surgery. For the first time ever, yesterday lunchtime I accidentally (don't ask!) took another dose of my daily morning, 'background' Tresiba!! I panicked & didn't know what to do. Therefore I tested my blood sugar every hour till bed (having normal meals & having 'correction doses' if necessary) including testing twice in the night. On waking my BS was (my normal range) 5.1mmol/L. I thought I shouldn't take my Tresiba this morning due to the 'overdose' yesterdsy & continue through the day monitoring more often. However, foolishly I didn't take my usual dose of Novo Rapid so my monitor recorded 2 hrs later a reading of 'HI'! Never seen before does this mean my extra dose of Tresiba yesterday hasn't make a big difference and I could have taken just my NR? I did take quite the usual dose when I recorded the 'HI' - please help! Thank you. Elaine D
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All too easily done isn’t it!
Tresiba is supposed to have a duration of action of approx 42 hours, but I have never used it, so I don’t know what the length of onset vs full action vs gradually fading away is.
I think you are supposed to take it every day, rather than every 2 days, so it seems like the second day’s dose may not be full strength and that (perhaps) each dose sort of blends into the other.
Well done on the extra testing - a very wise strategy. Slightly surprised you needed correction doses if you were on double your basal (unless you meant extra carbs?).
Hope things settle down for you now.
All too easily done isn’t it!
Tresiba is supposed to have a duration of action of approx 42 hours, but I have never used it, so I don’t know what the length of onset vs full action vs gradually fading away is.
I think you are supposed to take it every day, rather than every 2 days, so it seems like the second day’s dose may not be full strength and that (perhaps) each dose sort of blends into the other.
Well done on the extra testing - a very wise strategy. Slightly surprised you needed correction doses if you were on double your basal (unless you meant extra carbs?).
Hope things settle down for you now.
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You are definitely not the only one who has done this. Well done on following the sensible tactics of regular checking including through the night. I have not used Tresiba so not sure how the basal doses overlap in practice.
I hope that things have settled down now for you.
You are definitely not the only one who has done this. Well done on following the sensible tactics of regular checking including through the night. I have not used Tresiba so not sure how the basal doses overlap in practice.
I hope that things have settled down now for you.
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