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[DVDBear]

Hey Everyone,

I'm a 52 year old male. I've been type II diabetic for over ten years. Last summer I couldn't get my blood sugar under control and was moved over to insulin. After being on Humalog 75/25 injections for about three months one evening I took my shot and went into anaphylatic shock. It turns out I'm allergic to insulin! Great, huh? Anyway, I'm now on an insulin pump, which my body tolerates because it's introduced so slowly into my system.

So anyway, that's my story and I just wanted to say hi. :)

[Penny]

Welcome Bear, glad you found us.

[valc3]

Hi and welcome. This is a great place for information and support.

[tanyatype1]

Hi there Bear ~ Wow, allergic to insulin - that's a new twist! Well, it's nice to have you here:)

[barko]

Welcome Bear...

Sounds like you have had a fun journey ;-) Glad you are here.

[iDream]

Whoa, thats nuts, an alergy to insulin? I'd be screwed....

[ladytaz]

Hi DVDBear, welcome to DF :)

[catgalla]

:wavey: Welcome to the forums DVDBear!! This is a great place for advice and support. Good luck!!

[DVDBear]

Thanks for the welcome, everyone! Great to have found this place.

Yeah, iDream . . . it wasn't pretty. :( Until they straightened it out with the pump I ended up in the ER twice and several more emergency visits to the allergist, along with carrying an epipen. Actually, one interesting thing that seemed to be making it worse was my blood pressure med, lisinipril (sp?), which is normally supposed to be beneficial to diabetics. Evidently ace inhibitors can actually magnify an allergic reaction. :eek: Anyway, it's ****ed rare to actually be allergic to insulin, lucky me. Why can't I hit those odds with the lottery? :o

[pdxdennisj]

Welcome. You'll find a great group of people here.

[iDream]

So you've got it under control now? Thats always a good thing. And yes, my mom always calls me lucky, lucky in the bad way, because I got this ****. Not cool :-/

[liz]

hi dvdbear
what a thing to have happen, so glad to meet you :0

[mg_2204]

Hello and welcome to this wonderful place!

I've never heard of someone being allergic to insulin. What a journey indeed it must have been! Happy you seem to be doing fine now. Take good care!

[kgm0612]

HI & Welcome to this great forum!

Karen