Guest guest Posted November 8, 2004 Report Share Posted November 8, 2004 > Fran wrote: > > > Anyways my question is do > > they still make you go stay at the hospital a few days when you first > > start > > insulin or do they now just teach you at the doctors office? I read > 40 to > > 60% of type 2 diabetics eventually end up taking shots. This scares > me. I > > dont want to take shots in the future and I dont want have to stay > in the > > hospital to learn how. Anyone have any info on this? thanks, fran > I was in the hospital, nearly having my foot amputated, when I was put on insulin. They did all the shots for the week I was there. The last couple of days they had someone come in and instruct me on how to do it myself. He was impressed, but I had been giving my mother shots once in a while when she needed them, so I knew basically how to do it. The last day, I gave myself all my shots. BTW - I was mixing NPH and R in the same needle, which was something new to me anyway. After that I left the the hospital and NOBODY checked up on my insulin shots for months after that. But, since the meter readings were fine, I never worried about it. So, it probably depends a bit on how well you do and how you feel about it and how your BGs respond. Some people might benefit from more training than others. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 2, 2005 Report Share Posted January 2, 2005 In a message dated 1/2/05 9:50:19 AM Eastern Standard Time, croberts@... writes: > >I do check the expiration dates on the insulin vials, and so far they've >all been way out there in 05, and I've made sure the pharmacy keeps it >in the fridge, as do I - all the time. Even with that the insulin I buy >seems to only last for about two weeks. So far I haven't had to use >very much, so the expense is daunting if this is the way it's going to >be - or maybe I don't know what kinds of things cause insulin to go bad. >>>>>>>>>>> It seems very odd that your insulin would go bad so quickly. According to the instructions on the insulins I use, lantus and humalog, both can be kept at room temperature (up to 86 degrees) for a month. I don't refrigerate any insulin that I'm currently using, and no vial or pen lasts me a month, so waste isn't an issue. Are you sure the insulin is going bad? What happens to your BG - does it slowly start to go up after a week or two and continue going up? Are there any hormonal issues at work for you? Even insulin that is used longer than the month doesn't go bad all at once, it's a slow degradation unless something contaminates it, and it doesn't sound like that's what's going on as you're doing everything right by using a new syringe, etc. Stacey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 2, 2005 Report Share Posted January 2, 2005 I do check the expiration dates on the insulin vials, and so far they've all been way out there in 05, and I've made sure the pharmacy keeps it in the fridge, as do I - all the time. Even with that the insulin I buy seems to only last for about two weeks. So far I haven't had to use very much, so the expense is daunting if this is the way it's going to be - or maybe I don't know what kinds of things cause insulin to go bad. What should I be careful about? I've stopped shaking it altogether, and get it mixed thoroughly by rolling and turning. I'm only using each syringe one time and throwing it away. I keep it in the fridge all the time, except to load a syringe. What more could I be doing to get a little longer life out of these vials? A new vial of U keeps fbg well under 120 and daytime background in the 90's. Yesterday I was way higher all day and this morning fbg was 147 - the highest it's been in two months since November when I started insulin. Could trauma cause higher bg no matter what? I fell on Friday and haven't yet been able to get treatment for the broken bone in my foot - another medical horror story. Could that drive bg higher? CarolR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 2, 2005 Report Share Posted January 2, 2005 Well, at this point I'm reserving judgment on the insulin because of this broken foot business. I got banged up pretty bad when I fell and it was just the next day that bgs started being not so good, which is also when I realized how bad I hurt, so I'll just wait a while - maybe it'll just take a tad more insulin for this time. CarolR staceypmartin@... wrote: > Are you sure the insulin is going bad? What happens to your BG - does it > slowly start to go up after a week or two and continue going up? Are there any > hormonal issues at work for you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 2, 2005 Report Share Posted January 2, 2005 Well, at this point I'm reserving judgment on the insulin because of this broken foot business. I got banged up pretty bad when I fell and it was just the next day that bgs started being not so good, which is also when I realized how bad I hurt, so I'll just wait a while - maybe it'll just take a tad more insulin for this time. CarolR staceypmartin@... wrote: > Are you sure the insulin is going bad? What happens to your BG - does it > slowly start to go up after a week or two and continue going up? Are there any > hormonal issues at work for you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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