I would agree with this. I used it for a good few years before I got a pump recently. If you change pen type insulcheck will send you new adapters free of charge. One big advantage is that it has a replicable battery. Als o found excellent customer service when battery cover clip broke. 2 sent out to me next day foc.I use the Insulcheck device. It is triggered as you inject. I find that it is very reliable and Customer Support is very good.
These gadgets are great for the future.
However, if I forget if I have taken my basal tonight, what is the best thing to do?
Stay up with regular BG checks and measure whether fasting BG rises?
If it does, I guess you can assume you definitely forgot your basal. Do you take it later? I guess if you do, you need to take into consideration that Lantus lasts 24 hours so don't take it too early tomorrow?
Or is there another approach?
My concern is not when I forget to take my basal insulin but when I forget WHETHER I have taken my basal. How do you find out?If I forget my background dose I take it when I forget but reduce my dose. I take my background at 9am/9pm it's normally my daytime I forget because my work day has started and I get involved with something else then by 11/12ish I then realise I haven't taken, so given I have 4 units in the day I would reduce this to 3, this normally works for me, obviously my reading at lunch will be high do I have to correct but rest of day seems ok.
I have only forgotten once at night but hadn't realised so just woke up to high
Hope you got sorted, em
im on a pump and ive forgot to take mine a few times , last night in fact to busy watching tv made something to eat at the ad break then forgot to take my insulinHi everyone.
Just wondering if this happens to anyone else. Tonight I have some how forgotten if I've taken my night time insulin (levemir). I've had type one diabetes for 18 years now, and I've barely ever forgotten, but sometimes it just happens. Wondering what to do? I don't want to obviously give myself too much in case I've already had some, but also don't wanna not take any because I wake up with sky high blood sugars!
Are there any pens out there that can prevent this? Thanks! Bad diabetic alert
Hi everyone.
Just wondering if this happens to anyone else. Tonight I have some how forgotten if I've taken my night time insulin (levemir). I've had type one diabetes for 18 years now, and I've barely ever forgotten, but sometimes it just happens. Wondering what to do? I don't want to obviously give myself too much in case I've already had some, but also don't wanna not take any because I wake up with sky high blood sugars!
Are there any pens out there that can prevent this? Thanks! Bad diabetic alert
Do most people take their basal dose at night or in the morning
Yes I have now and then if I have forgotten both my nova rapid and levemir, I increase the nova rapid (quick acting) at my next meal and test my blood sugar at intervals to see if I need more. I'm sure many type 1 have done it.Hi everyone.
Just wondering if this happens to anyone else. Tonight I have some how forgotten if I've taken my night time insulin (levemir). I've had type one diabetes for 18 years now, and I've barely ever forgotten, but sometimes it just happens. Wondering what to do? I don't want to obviously give myself too much in case I've already had some, but also don't wanna not take any because I wake up with sky high blood sugars!
Are there any pens out there that can prevent this? Thanks! Bad diabetic alert