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    Emergency situation abroad no working insulin

    Hi guys, Just a big thanks to you all for your support yesterday. As we were getting ready to go to the hospital this morning we found that his sugar levels had stabilised at 12, so we decided to give it more time as the insulin clearly had some potency left. Further injections of insulin and a...
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    Emergency situation abroad no working insulin

    Many thanks Riri, much appreciated
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    Emergency situation abroad no working insulin

    Hi Leb, Thanks. We have come to the same conclusions regarding exercise. He has done a large insuline injection that reduced his sugar levels from 17 to 12, and the symptoms of ketone acidosis are not as strong now. We will have a check in the morning and head to the doctors if the symptoms are...
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    Emergency situation abroad no working insulin

    Hi Smidge, Thank you ever so much for the prompt reply. My worry is that novo nordisk insulin is not available here, and I am wondering whether changing medication temporarily would not be a greater evil than living with unreliable insulin for two days. My partner has great difficulties...
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    Emergency situation abroad no working insulin

    Hi there, My partner is type 1 diabetic, using insulin injections. We are currently in Greece and his insulin seems to have stopped working correctly, possibly due to a deterioration of the molecules with the heat. Unfortunately the insulin that he is using is not available here. My partner has...
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    Emergency situation abroad with no working insulin

    Hi there, My partner is type 1 diabetic, using insulin injections. We are currently in Greece and his insulin seems to have stopped working correctly, possibly due to a deterioration of the molecules with the heat. Unfortunately the insulin that he is using is not available here. My partner has...
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