@A DiabetesTeam Member there is no "normal" amount

You will end up dosing "what you need"

To understand what is happening you can look at a "non-diabetic" who has normal insulin production levels from the pancreas and no insulin resistance

In the course of a day (24 hours) their pancreas will produce and release about 45 units of insulin total

I know that personally my pancreas is only producing about 85% of "normal" - so I'm starting off with about 38 units of "my own insulin"

If you are only functioning at 50% then you would only be producing 22 units

If we both had the "same exact needs" then (simply) all else being equal You would need 16 more unit then I would just to be even

And that's without even factoring Insulin Resistance

If you had high resistance that may mean you would need "double" the normal (non-diabetic) insulin dose just to get the same effect - so minimally 45 "extra units"

Each individual diabetic that uses insulin will use different amounts based on "their" physiology

I am aware of individuals that use 2 or 3 units and others that use 100 in the same period of time

Your number of units is "what you need" and there is no comparison to anyone else - it's personally tailored

A Non Diabetic would produce about 13 units of Basil Insulin a day - you are injecting 22 units - almost twice as much as someone with no deficits

That tends to indicate your own production is low and your resistance is high

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If the Doc is still looking (trial and error) for your "static" dose that can take a bit of "try this, make sure you don't go too low but if still too high, add a bit more"

That will get to a baseline dose

This is a Basil Insulin so once figured out it "should" stay fairly stable unless your production or deficiency levels change

If you were (or end up) taking a mealtime insulin (Bolus) those are doses you will more likely Dynamically adjust, if you go that route, where you will figure a Carb to Insulin ratio and adjust accordingly

The long acting and very long acting Insulins work on (hepatic and not dietary sugars) and those sugars tend to be more stable/consistent and once the (units) are figured out they tend to remain static for long periods of time

Thanks for reply. Thinking jumping in too quick. I need to know my needs will vary, slightly, from day to day. I have a good diet but haven't started tweaking it yet

Is 22 a normal amount? It is more painful thr more I use