I take mine as often as I have to. I started out taking one injection (NovoRapid) before breakfast, lunch, dinner and a slow (Lantus/Levemir) before bed. Nowadays I regularly take one before breakfast and one before dinner. I take my slow before going to bed.
I've read and tried to see what I could to with the morning shot. If I get up and eat breakfast at round 6 AM, I can take a shot of 4 units and hold a steady blood sugar until lunch at which time I don't need a new shot. (I used to take one with lunch) But if I wait with breakfast until say, 8-9 AM, I need at least a shot of 6 units and I may or may not take a shot for lunch. I read something about "morning purge" for insulin, I asked my doctor who explained something about cortisone that the body releases during morning hours that counterfeit the insulin working from the slow injection the evening before.
So, on a good day, I take a shot to breakfast and a slow shot before bedtime. I always take a shot if eat something heavy with sugar, say a cake to coffee or sweets with a movie.
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