For 25 yrs., while putting air in the Insulin bottle/vial, I had a heck
of a time getting rid of the bubbles in the Insulin, I had drawn. Lots
of times, I finally gave up and squirted the Insulin out. A waste I
couldn't afford back then.
Twenty yrs. ago I stopped putting air in the vial and have had Very
few problems since, including the vacuum affect.(I can count those
on one hand)The few times it happened, *I just pulled the plunger out.
*I then pulled the needle out of the vial put the plunger back in the
syringe and *expelled all the air. *I drew 10 units into the syringe and
squirt it back into the vial(twice), and then *draw the amount I need.
It takes a matter of seconds instead of wasting many minutes fighting
with the bubbles then wasting the Insulin in many cases.
I have found some things they tell you to do or not to do way back when
have turned around. I won't forget the time I read in the Diabetes
Dialogue magazine that said ,"Diabetics can now eat a small amount of sugar.
I said to my Hubby, "Look Dear the researchers have legalized
sugar for Diabetics."
He laughed and rolled his eyes since he knew I only ate small portions of normal
foods which always included some sugar and I took enough Insulin to counteract
it in most cases. And I'm still doing fine.
That was the day I decided to stop getting the magazine since they were way
behind the times. (I think I still have those magazines somewhere).
I started my first bottle of Lantus on Nov. 19. I have 10 units left in it and it's
still working fine. That's airless and no vacuum about 43 days later.
It could be, putting common air(which is dirty)in the vial degrades the
Insulin quicker.
This is of course, the way I do things because it works Good for me. If it
didn't, I wouldn't do it. Each to his own. We are here to question, share
experiences, accept or reject ideas, learn and have Fun, etc.
(JMO)
