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01-16-2006, 04:27 AM
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| | | How stupid is this?
Yesterday morning I was doing my usual dose of insulin. 31 units of Lantus, and six units of humalog. I was talking to the DW while I was doing it, and was not paying proper attention. Well don't you just know it, I injected 31 units of humalog (OH OH!).
Within half an hour, my BGL was 25. I drank three eight ounce glasses of orange juice, and had DW take me to the emergency room (I was in a panic). By the time I got there, my BGL was 68! (about an hour and a half after dosing)
They just gave me some OJ and said hang around until about 11am. Well, it worked perfectly. It's just hard to imagine that I could consume enough OJ to get me out of that situation. Funny part though is that I never did take my Lantus yesterday, and was able to maintain a good BGL until very early this morning.
After 22 years, that is the first time I ever did something like that. Boy, what a scare!
I just had to let the entire world know how stupid I am LOL! |
01-16-2006, 04:32 AM
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| | | You aren't the only one that has done that. I'm sure I have done it, but I don't remember. I do know some others on here have done it as well. It's a true and honest mistake. Just a good thing that you knew you did it and caught it.
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01-16-2006, 05:38 AM
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| | Guilty here too...... Its normal and it happens. Good job w/ the OJ. 
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01-16-2006, 05:46 AM
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| | | I've done that too so you're way behind me in the stoopid line. I stayed up the next 4 hours testing every half hour and drinking lotsa cola. I've never drank so much in my life and was about ready to burst.
Glad you realized what you'd done and quickly took appropriate action.
David |
01-16-2006, 05:47 AM
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| | I've never done this myself...which is a bit surprising, as I can be a bit absent minded at times  . I always joke that it would be a good excuse to eat  , but the more I think about it, I think it would be a big pain. Plus, it's probably kind of a scary feeling  .
Glad that you are okay
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01-16-2006, 06:51 AM
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| | | Whew! I don't think I could drink that much OJ if I had a funnel! Glad to hear you're ok.
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01-16-2006, 07:16 AM
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Originally Posted by vrocco1 Yesterday morning I was doing my usual dose of insulin. 31 units of Lantus, and six units of humalog. I was talking to the DW while I was doing it, and was not paying proper attention. Well don't you just know it, I injected 31 units of humalog (OH OH!).
Within half an hour, my BGL was 25. I drank three eight ounce glasses of orange juice, and had DW take me to the emergency room (I was in a panic). By the time I got there, my BGL was 68! (about an hour and a half after dosing)
They just gave me some OJ and said hang around until about 11am. Well, it worked perfectly. It's just hard to imagine that I could consume enough OJ to get me out of that situation. Funny part though is that I never did take my Lantus yesterday, and was able to maintain a good BGL until very early this morning.
After 22 years, that is the first time I ever did something like that. Boy, what a scare!
I just had to let the entire world know how stupid I am LOL! | You could have just figured out how many carbs 31 units would be for you.. number of carbs for a meal / number or units taken for that meal * 31 and you would have been fine. For me that would have been 310 carbs. heh
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01-16-2006, 08:22 AM
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| | | I did something like this with the pump last month. I was counting carbs and instead of entering my 35 carbs into my pump and by blood sugar to see what I should bolas for the meal I entered 35 units of insulin and hit okay. Did not think twice about it unitl about 15min later when I started to feel it.
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01-16-2006, 08:30 AM
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| | | Don't you have a MAX Bolus on your pump?
I have my 511 set at 5 units , it won't let me bolus more unless I reset.
don
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01-16-2006, 08:37 AM
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| | | gah, 5 units? i have mine set to 35. with 5 units i might as well take nothing.
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01-16-2006, 08:44 AM
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| | | Not stupid at all. Just a normal human being. At least I hope that is the case, because I have done it. The difference was I didn't catch it until I was very low. I had to think back through my routine and remember I reversed something. (I just didn't admit it to the world. I should have--I wouldn't have felt near as stupid if I knew so many others have done it.)
Thanks for sharing. See, many of the most intelligent on the forum have done it.
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01-16-2006, 09:09 AM
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Originally Posted by dws Don't you have a MAX Bolus on your pump? | Yes I do and I now have it set at 25 units.
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Last A1C 7.1 ( February 2008 ) Diabetes & Endocrinology Center Of Ohio Website Proud Fan Of NASCAR Nextel Cup Driver Jimmie Johnson, Lowes #48 the 2006 AND 2007 Nextel Cup Champion. The opinions expressed are mine alone and do not necessarily represent
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01-16-2006, 09:12 AM
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Originally Posted by someone with 5 units i might as well take nothing. |
Same with me.
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01-16-2006, 11:16 AM
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Originally Posted by someone You could have just figured out how many carbs 31 units would be for you.. number of carbs for a meal / number or units taken for that meal * 31 and you would have been fine. For me that would have been 310 carbs. heh | I never realized that one cup of OJ has 100 grams of carbs. I usually only drink it in very small quantities anyway. But the three glasses I drank was enough with a ratio of ten to one. So I guess that is why I was OK. I'm just used to the usual 5-10 units which sometimes drives me low later. I didn't even think of the fact that I could counter-act 31 units of humalog!
All I could think of was that rich guy that killed his wife with insulin  I was convinced I was going to die. I'm glad I'm not the only one who ever did this. You folks made me feel a lot better. Thanks! |
01-16-2006, 11:23 AM
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Originally Posted by vrocco1 I never realized that one cup of OJ has 100 grams of carbs. I usually only drink it in very small quantities anyway. But the three glasses I drank was enough with a ratio of ten to one. So I guess that is why I was OK. I'm just used to the usual 5-10 units which sometimes drives me low later. I didn't even think of the fact that I could counter-act 31 units of humalog!
All I could think of was that rich guy that killed his wife with insulin I was convinced I was going to die. I'm glad I'm not the only one who ever did this. You folks made me feel a lot better. Thanks! | As far as I know, OJ is only about 40 carbs per 8 oz glass. But it is alot.
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●LifeScan OneTouch UltraSmart Diabetes is an Art, NOT a Science. You must master the control by skills and not by knowledge alone. |
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