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Amy_89

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hey.... my name is Amy

i picked up my insulin this morning from the chemist, i injected it about an hr and 30 minutes ago (long acting).... and just started to feel funny... i have just looked at the packet and the date say on in....01/2012.... so i have inject out on date insulin.... i dont no if i should ring the doctors or what.... i tried to ring the diabetes centre but im like to hear back from like next week if im lucky.....

be grateful for some help

Amy xx
 
Hello Amy.
Please KEEP the packaging of this out of date insulin.
Ring or go to your GP's ASAP explain all to them .
Take the packaging along with you !

Let us know how things go .
Its something any one of us who use insulin could do .
So it will be really interesting to hear what a professional says with regards to this.

Anna.
 
Hi Amy .

Thinking about this more - you come first with this situation ...
Your wellbeing and health come first , please do let us know how things went .

The chemists were clearly at fault in giving you out of date insulin :shock:
But this just shows it CAN happen ...

Please give us an update - on what transpires - when you are able to .
Thinking of you and hope all is okay :)

Anna.
 
Hi Amy

This happened to me/my daughter!
Back in June i had her changed from Levemir to Insulatard, i picked it up from the chemist during the day, she started the insulatard that night, after she'd gone to bed i decided to read the leaflet that came with it and then noticed it was out of date!
I rang the out of hours hospital number who told me to just test her every 2 hours and if high correct, she was 16-18 the whole night long with ketones of 7.4 by the morning :(
I rang the chemist as soon as they opened who arranged for some more insulin to be delivered that afternoon.
 
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