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Reply With QuoteThat really is a lot of wasted insulin. WOW
Thanks for the heads up.
This is a discussion on Leftover... within the Type 1 Diabetes forums, part of the Diabetes category; So, I was glancing at a novolog flexpen that (it said) was empty, and noticed that there was still some ...
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Leftover... So, I was glancing at a novolog flexpen that (it said) was empty, and noticed that there was still some insulin in there, although the pan would not let me dial up anymore.
So I grabbed a syringe and yanked out the rest... 15 units!!!
That means that for every box of flexpens, SEVENTY-FIVE units of novolog goes straight in the trash! Not for this frugal flyer, sorry Novo Nordisk.
So anyway, I've started pulling ALL of the insulin out of my pens. I get almost another day worth of insulin this way. Pretty cool, but kinda stupid that the companies are pulling this. Oh well, at least I found a way around it lol
And Jesus said unto John, "Come forth, and I shall give you eternal life". Unfortunately, John came in fifth and all he got was a toaster.
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That really is a lot of wasted insulin. WOW
Thanks for the heads up.
Nancy
“Experience is simply the name we give our mistakes.”.
~Oscar Wilde
diagnosed type 1 October 1986
currently using Medtronic MiniMed
paradigm 715 CLEAR
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Reminds me of my insulin pump reservoir. When the pump shows there are 0 units left, there are really another 10-15 or so left. Unlike your pen, the pump will keep running even after it says zero.
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Type 1 dx 4/1987
Minimed Paradigm 723 Revel + CGMS
13mm Silhouettes + Sure-T infusion sets
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Last A1c: 7/10: 5.4
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I seriously need to start a fund for a pump.
Maybe I'll start here... anyone wanna contribute?
And Jesus said unto John, "Come forth, and I shall give you eternal life". Unfortunately, John came in fifth and all he got was a toaster.
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That is alot of waste. I have vials of novolin sitting in the fridge with the last little bit of insulin left and can not get it out.
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just put the very tip of your syringe in,it'll all come out. I promise.
And Jesus said unto John, "Come forth, and I shall give you eternal life". Unfortunately, John came in fifth and all he got was a toaster.
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I might have some wooden nickels around here somewhere...
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Yeah that's a waste of insulin. I get to refill a cartridge buy getting a clean hypodermic needle to screw on the cartridge to be filed and get a old pen and push the rubber plunger on the wasted old cartridges.
I hate waste.
Peter...
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all pens have this issue... the rubber plunger won't go any further because it's flat on the inside and the leftover insulin is in the section that thins out... i used to remove my insulin from there, but since i inject anywhere from 5 to 8 times a day depending on my levels... adding another injection on some days it a bit much for me, since i get most of my meds for free (government plan in quebec - handicapped status)...
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