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Forgetting to take insulin!!

sheil19

sheil19

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Location
Ireland
Type of diabetes
Type 1
Treatment type
Insulin
Yesterday I forgot to take my Levemir which I normally take at 5pm. Obviously my blood sugar was higher than normal when I next checked it at 7pm, 10.3. Before bed was 13.5 so I thought I was maybe ill hence the high and took 2 units of nova rapid. When I woke I was 16.7 and it was then I realised that I forgot to take my Levemir. Has anyone else made this mistake and what have they done to counteract it?? I feel absolutely terrible and I just can't concentrate in work. Thanks Conor


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I have done this many of times, if you forget at the time take it when you remember later on, dont take double the amount because you forgot as it will bring you blood sugar right the way down and you will most likely go low, if you did forget & your high take more novorapid to bring you down & just take the normal units of levemir the next day, hope this helps
Jo :)
 
sheil19 said:
Yesterday I forgot to take my Levemir which I normally take at 5pm. Obviously my blood sugar was higher than normal when I next checked it at 7pm, 10.3. Before bed was 13.5 so I thought I was maybe ill hence the high and took 2 units of nova rapid. When I woke I was 16.7 and it was then I realised that I forgot to take my Levemir. Has anyone else made this mistake and what have they done to counteract it?? I feel absolutely terrible and I just can't concentrate in work. Thanks Conor


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Done this twice before with lantus, usually if it's the next morning I just give half the dose but if your on split doses for your levemir Sheil you should ask your DSN first.

There's a device that fits on the end of levemir pens that tells you when you last used it, no good if you completely forget to take the insulin but handy for when you have doubts if you have taken your basal or not, here some info:

http://timesulin.com/webshop/timesulin- ... en/levemir
 
I forgot got to take my night time split dose of Levemir a week ago, I woke up & tested at 22, realised when I went to take my morning dose (as last dose is recorded on NovoEcho pen), just took my normal morning units & a 3 units of novarapid to bring down, then half hour later I passed out (?) and it seemed like a two hour long dream with a beginning, middle & end, then woke abruptly as if I'd had an adrenalin shot to the heart?? What happened???
 
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