ASK GINGER - Is it normal to need to adjust my insulin doses sometimes?

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Monday, August 17, 2009
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Dear Ginger, It seems like the amount of insulin I need changes, sometimes just for a day, like around exercise, or sometimes it's like it's changed for a big period of time, and I'm going low a lot. I started trying to eat healthier, and I kept having a ton of lows, so how I do eat better but not...

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Maggie
Monday, August 17, 2009 at 05:48 PM

Ginger,

I find that I have to titrate my insulin doses all the time! When I'm shopping (read: walking all day,) outside in extreme climates (my body working to keep my temp stable,) or cleaning my room, I know I have to adjust my bolus doses. It's so true that you just have to think in advance about activity and stress, even when you're not going to the gym.

Great article :)

Maggie