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Thread: Insulin Pens

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04-12-2008, 04:39 AM

owlyn

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I am a: Type 1

Join Date: Apr 2007

Location: Bucks County, PA, USA

Posts: 826

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jill-O

My doctor told me that I only need to use 1cc to prime? For me, though, my prescription is over and above what I actually need to use so I don't really worry about wasting it when priming.

Some pens only need 1 unit, some 2- don't know why. Read the directions in the pen box. The Humalog and Lantus SoloStar pens both need 2 units.

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