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Originally Posted by morrisma  1) where will you store the diluted insulin?
2) what will you dilute it with? |
In a sterile dilution vial; with diluent.
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It's not just the sterile water... pH balance, preservatives, and other goodies are part of the solution.
Supposedly, rapid diluent is not to be used with human. However, considering that I already mix rapid, human R, and human N, I'm tempted to try it. I just wondered if anybody had any experience.
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Originally Posted by morrisma Sterilization being key to both of those, can you get sterile saline or water to dilute and which is better? If saline, what concentration of saline is right? |
Normal saline:
Insulin Drug Information, Professional
and search for "0.9% sodium chloride".
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Originally Posted by morrisma Maybe insulin producers offer an already diluted version. |
I'd love that. I've heard that some countries get U-40... but have heard nothing but "no" re American availability.
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Originally Posted by morrisma Rather than dilution, maybe you could find small dose syringes that would make .05 unit gradations possible. I'm guessing that might be easiest. |
That would be nice. Every pharmacy I've asked has said that 30U is the smallest syringe available.
