Bad insulin

Chloelox

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Hi all,
Doing my lunchtime bolus and noticed white flecks floating in my insulin, now I know this means don’t use it but the damage was already done as I noticed when removing the needle.

i don’t know how many days it had been like this and have been using it fine. BG’s have been a tiny bit higher but I put it down to the heat.

please someone put my mind at ease that this isn’t going to kill me.
 

Zhnyaka

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Of course it isn't going to kill you. The insulin you've been injecting just doesn't work as well. I had the same situation, and the only secondary effect was hyperglycemia
 

Juicyj

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Hi @Chloelox Always go by what your meter is telling you - you will know if insulin has gone off because your levels are running high, always a good idea to chuck insulin that has particles floating in it or has gone cloudy in the bin, it won’t kill you tho.