Third day in Lantus Land!

Today begins the third day of insulin injections.  Yesterday morning was a mess.  We all have a routine on workday mornings, so it is easier to get his AM preshot BG reading.  But yesterday was the first weekend.  I get up and go to the kitchen to test webber.  Of course they are all hungry and hovering, smelling the empty cans that have been washed but just not taken out to the recycle bin.  It was a joke!!!  You should have seen me trying to test Webber!  He would NOT stay still.  Only interested in eating.  I gave in and fed all the little buggars.  I decided to just to ahead and give Webber his 0.5U of insulin.  However, I did my first "wet noodle" from my friends on the FMDB message board.  I should always get a BG level prior to shooting, otherwise I am shooting blind.  I knew this, but I just got so darn nervous and worked up.....  Mommy needed a xanax after that whole ordeal, lol.

Webber;s numbers floated in the high 200's to low 300's all day.  This morning his reading was 314.  Last nights "before bed time" test was 304; so at least we are not having a roller coaster going on over here.  I can't wait until we start surfing in the low 200's.  I just have to keep telling myself that this is going to take time.  Lantus creates a "storage shed" of insulin and his Lantus will eventually kick in.  Slow and steady wins the race!  After two weeks on 0.5U we can increase to 1.0U.

I LOVE that he can't even tell when I inject him.  That is the best part.  AND now that I am using a pen to test his BG's---that doesn't bother him either.  The pen is much quicker......mommy was not as fast when using the lancet free hand.

Now----I have to order some more lancets and testing strips online.  **much cheaper online**