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My 12 year old has just been diagnosed!

Hi Findacure,
Nice to 'meet' you - another mum with 2 type 1 kids, there aren't that many of us about!
Sue
 

You do not and I mean bloody well do not expose insulin to heat, nor freeze it for that matter (especially don't freeze it actually).

Get it changed. Stinging is a known side effect of Lantus in some people - she's allergic to it. She can be switched to Levemir with the greatest of ease.

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I'm sorry to be so visceral in my phrasing, but it scares the hell out of me when this sort of info starts getting passed around.
 
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