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Thread: Insulin "clumping", could it be factor?

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07-06-2008, 02:30 PM

BlueSky

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I am a: Type 1

Join Date: Sep 2006

Location: Auckland, New Zealand

Posts: 2,169

I used to have this problem of insulin "pooling" when I was injecting bigger doses. I think it is quite common. And it is a major cause of absorption/action variability. Bernstein advises his patients to limit injection sizes to 7 units to avoid this effect. I haven't had a problem with since my dosage size fell below this threshold.

Have you tried getting the pump to spread out the infusion of a bolus over 5 minutes?

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