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    Type 1 Question about expired Insulin

    So I am currently on Toujeo and due to hard times I will not have any money until Saturday to pick up a pen and only have one day left. I was given a pack of Lantus (from a friend) after I was diagnosed in 2016 that has been sitting in my fridge but it expired 08/17. Is their any issues with...
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    Recently diagnosed Type 1

    Was diagnosed type 1 in february along with being anemic and an overactive thyroid. Started with an A1C of 12. 3 months later. Iron and thyroid brought to normal levels and an A1C of 5.8. Just buckled down and got my condition under controlled. Do not want it to effect my life more then it...
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    Best way to get a libre in the US

    Interested in picking up a Libre but its currently not released in the US and from what I have read the US version will not have a monitor and will only be scanned by doctors. So what would be my best route to picking one up? Ebay has the prices sky high.
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    Type 1 confussion

    Recently diagnosed (little under 2 months). My levels have been stellar. Eatting properly, seeing a dietician for more food options and nutritional knowledge. My issue is I operate and regulate on little to no insulin. I was perscribed Toujeo / Novopod (15U twice a day for Toujeo and 1U of...
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    Toujeo

    So after much hullabaloo with my insurance it appears that the insulin I can receive with no problems or long back and fourths between them and my doctors is Toujeo (big surprise they push one of the newer insulins and lock me out of levamir / lantus options). That being said Iv been having...
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    Type 1 Levamir / Toujeo

    I just started on insulin and due to some insurance snafus I still am not able to refill my levamir. While approval is pending on that I was given two Toujeo pens for when the Levamir ran out. Am I looking at a major difference between the two and should I be on the look out for any problems...
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    Type1. Newly diagnosed last week but cheerfully optimistic.

    Originally when I was diagnosed I was scared. I went to the doctor feeling fine but with a few symptoms. Dry mouth. Leg cramps and weight loss. The weight loss I thought was partially my doing as I had changed my eating habits and started drinking more water and have an active job (security)...