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- Type of diabetes
- Type 1
- Treatment type
- Insulin
I've been using novorapid for over 2 years now but in the last month or so I have noticed it has a disgusting smell that wasn't there before.
When I first started novorapid I noticed it had a chemically smell but it wasn't anything terrible and not too noticeable, in fact I quite liked it. However, last month I had just started using the third insulin in the pack of five when I noticed the most horrible smell coming from it as soon as I removed the needle from the pen. The smell is almost indescribable, it literally had the power to make me gag and my eyes water.
At first I presumed it could be a bad batch, even though the first two were fine and they were definitely still in date (I use about one insulin cylinder per fortnight). I decided to test the other two insulin and they had exactly the same smell so I ordered a new pack and bared the smell until it arrived then threw them away.
Every pack of novorapid I have used since then has had the same disgusting smell and I gag every time I use it. I cleaned the pen to make sure there was no insulin residue but the smell is still there. I never want to do my insulin injections with anyone nearby in case they smell it and I lose my appetite as soon as I smell it (which is obviously an issue seeming as I have to eat once I've injected to cover a meal). It's causing me hell and I don't know what to do anymore.
Does anyone know if something has changed with the novorapid formula? Should I try to get my medication changed to a pump? Is anyone else having this problem?
Any advice is welcome. Sidenote: I haven't noticed any problems with my bg apart from running marginally high so I upped my doses and if you need to me to describe the smell just ask but you might have to bare with me.
When I first started novorapid I noticed it had a chemically smell but it wasn't anything terrible and not too noticeable, in fact I quite liked it. However, last month I had just started using the third insulin in the pack of five when I noticed the most horrible smell coming from it as soon as I removed the needle from the pen. The smell is almost indescribable, it literally had the power to make me gag and my eyes water.
At first I presumed it could be a bad batch, even though the first two were fine and they were definitely still in date (I use about one insulin cylinder per fortnight). I decided to test the other two insulin and they had exactly the same smell so I ordered a new pack and bared the smell until it arrived then threw them away.
Every pack of novorapid I have used since then has had the same disgusting smell and I gag every time I use it. I cleaned the pen to make sure there was no insulin residue but the smell is still there. I never want to do my insulin injections with anyone nearby in case they smell it and I lose my appetite as soon as I smell it (which is obviously an issue seeming as I have to eat once I've injected to cover a meal). It's causing me hell and I don't know what to do anymore.
Does anyone know if something has changed with the novorapid formula? Should I try to get my medication changed to a pump? Is anyone else having this problem?
Any advice is welcome. Sidenote: I haven't noticed any problems with my bg apart from running marginally high so I upped my doses and if you need to me to describe the smell just ask but you might have to bare with me.