Richard157

This should be read by everyone who uses insulin:

"I Just Injected 42 Units of the Wrong Insulin!" - Diabetes Health

peterh

Hello Richard
Thanks for your welcome yesterday.
Yes, I have inadvertently taken my quick acting insulin instead of my long acting overnight insulin on a few occasions, generally when I have been late home from work and am very tired. You then have to get some glucose down and worry about if and when the hypo will start! I don't think that I have ever overdone it by quite as much as you did. That must be a record!
Peter

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Terrie

Whoa! That's scary.

Yes, I have injected the wrong type of Insulin a few times. Thank
goodness, never anywhere as high as 42 units. In fact, I have not
taken that many units in one shot since I've never needed that much
at one time. I think 16 units was the most I took in one shot and I've
split it into usually 2 smaller shots(7 amd 8 units). Thankfully, those
small needles don't scare me.

I do mark my syringes with coloured markers to make sure I do not
take the wrong Insulin.

rosebud

I did it twice before I got my pump. Can´t rekommed it but a mistake is a mistake. Luckly I saw it right away and could act immediately.

Lizzy

I did it one time a few years ago and it scared the heck out of me. No where near 42 units, but the 6 or so units of fast acting that I did take instead of the long would affect me just as much. I started eating everything I could and tested VERY often.

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