RE: insulin without a prescription...

[Guest guest]

I haven't seen the initial post on this subject so I don't know what

you're referring to, Sandy -- I assume eventually it will turn up in my

email-- but I do want to make a point, as follows:

Although some people do fine on a once-a-day shot of Ultralente, I take

it twice a day, at 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. and find that this gives excellent.

even basal coverage. My 8 a.m. dose is about half the amount of my 8

p.m. dose, and this takes into account the fact that my basal insulin

requirement is different at different times of the day.

For me, this works better than a once-a-day shot of UL or Lantus, which

gives the same coverage all day.

Vicki

I 'spose the

insulin without a prescription...

>

> I know it's been mentioned that one can buy insulin without

> a prescription, but I don't remember much else about it. I

> did a search through the archives, but didn't find it. What

> type of insulin is it? Is it the kind you take once a day,

> like Lantus or Ultralente or is it the shorter acting type

> that you would take before meals?

>

> Sandy

>

>

>>

[Guest guest]

V icki,

I did take your suggestion and am taking the Ultralente

twice a day... at 10 PM and 10 AM, and it's working fine,

except for the fact that I seem to be allergic to it. I've

been taking it twice a day, hoping that the smaller amount

would be under the amount that would cause an allergic

reaction. It's not, though the reaction is much less than

it was when I was taking the whole dose at once. I called

my doctor, after taking it for a week to determine that it

was indeed the insulin causing the reaction and not one of

the many things I'm allergic to (i.e., dust, mildew, mold,

pollens, pet dander) I didn't want to jump the gun and be

taken off something that was working. Well, I think the

doctor will be taking me off of it, and they want me to go

to Eli Lilly in Indianapolis, to try some other types of

insulin not yet on the market. My reaction was that surely

there must be more than just Lantus and Ultralente for me to

try, before throwing in the towel and heading for

Indianapolis -- a 4 hour drive. I haven't heard yet what the

doctor wants me to do and not sure what I'm going to do. I

think he's worried about allergy and doesn't want to deal

with it.

Sandy

I haven't seen the initial post on this subject so I don't

know what

you're referring to, Sandy -- I assume eventually it will

turn up in my

email-- but I do want to make a point, as follows:

Although some people do fine on a once-a-day shot of

Ultralente, I take

it twice a day, at 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. and find that this

gives excellent.

even basal coverage. My 8 a.m. dose is about half the

amount of my 8

p.m. dose, and this takes into account the fact that my

basal insulin

requirement is different at different times of the day.

For me, this works better than a once-a-day shot of UL or

Lantus, which

gives the same coverage all day.

[Guest guest]

And then there's my brother and his wife who are both

severely allergic

to pollens and on their one visit here had severe sneezles

and runny

eyes and nose the whole time. They never visited Portland

again.

Vicki,

Oh no... that's too bad. Guess you have to visit them in

their home. Allergies are no fun.... I took 3 years of the

allergy shots, and they didn't do a bit of good. Yeah, if I

end up going to Eli Lilly, I'll let you know. I'm hoping my

doctor has something else for me that I'm not allergic to,

though. I'm allergic to a few meds -- Accuprill, Cipro, and

Erythromycin -- so guess I shouldn't be surprised I'm

allergic to insulin.

Sandy

[Guest guest]

Thanks, Sandy :-)

Sandy H.

You can get all the " older " insulins without a prescription

.. . . Regular,

NPH, Lente, Ultralente. I've always used Lilly but it's

probably the same

for Novo Nordisk types.

The newer insulins (4-5 years?) require a prescription and

are much more

expensive . . . Humalog (short acting, mealtime) and Lantus

(24-hour).