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<blockquote data-quote="iHs" data-source="post: 387623" data-attributes="member: 8799"><p>Chrissy</p><p></p><p>Animal insulin is available in vials and cartridges. Look at the website <a href="http://www.wockhardt.co.uk/products/searchresults.asp" target="_blank">http://www.wockhardt.co.uk/products/searchresults.asp</a></p><p></p><p>There are 2 insulin pens that can be used with the animal Wockhardt cartridges - the Autopen and all Elly Lilly pens as the cartridges are the same design. If you telephone Wockhardt, Im sure someone will be able to advise you on pens that will accept their cartridges.</p><p></p><p>MDI or basal/bolus is where a slow acting basal insulin is injected once or twice per day and a fast acting bolus injection is done to eat meals containing carbohydrate. The amount of bolus insulin needing to be injected is calculated using an insulin to carbohydrate ratio like 1u for every 10g carb. Some diabetics need to alter the ratio to enable blood glucose levels to remain within safe limits and so frequent blood glucose tests need to done. Its a bit complicated.......</p><p></p><p>Twice daily injections are easier to comply with but dont give people the freedom to eat whatever amount of carbohydrate that they want at any one meal time, instead twice daily injections mean that people eat set amounts of carb at each meal time as the insulin releases its action over a 12hr time period and as long as people dont overeat or undereat, bg levels remain at stable levels.</p><p></p><p>Carbohydrate levels in food can be found out using a search engine but most packaged food will contain info on carbohydrate content per 100g weight although sometimes its listed per item. Its important for your mum to eat food with the correct amount of carb in it otherwise her blood sugar levels will either go too high or be too low causing her to go hypo.</p><p></p><p>I think you will need to make an appointment with your mum's doctor or diabetic specialist nurse to discuss her diet and blood glucose testing to keep her well.</p><p></p><p>Dont worry if you get stuck and need help..... good job for forums :thumbup:</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="iHs, post: 387623, member: 8799"] Chrissy Animal insulin is available in vials and cartridges. Look at the website [url=http://www.wockhardt.co.uk/products/searchresults.asp]http://www.wockhardt.co.uk/products/searchresults.asp[/url] There are 2 insulin pens that can be used with the animal Wockhardt cartridges - the Autopen and all Elly Lilly pens as the cartridges are the same design. If you telephone Wockhardt, Im sure someone will be able to advise you on pens that will accept their cartridges. MDI or basal/bolus is where a slow acting basal insulin is injected once or twice per day and a fast acting bolus injection is done to eat meals containing carbohydrate. The amount of bolus insulin needing to be injected is calculated using an insulin to carbohydrate ratio like 1u for every 10g carb. Some diabetics need to alter the ratio to enable blood glucose levels to remain within safe limits and so frequent blood glucose tests need to done. Its a bit complicated....... Twice daily injections are easier to comply with but dont give people the freedom to eat whatever amount of carbohydrate that they want at any one meal time, instead twice daily injections mean that people eat set amounts of carb at each meal time as the insulin releases its action over a 12hr time period and as long as people dont overeat or undereat, bg levels remain at stable levels. Carbohydrate levels in food can be found out using a search engine but most packaged food will contain info on carbohydrate content per 100g weight although sometimes its listed per item. Its important for your mum to eat food with the correct amount of carb in it otherwise her blood sugar levels will either go too high or be too low causing her to go hypo. I think you will need to make an appointment with your mum's doctor or diabetic specialist nurse to discuss her diet and blood glucose testing to keep her well. Dont worry if you get stuck and need help..... good job for forums :thumbup: [/QUOTE]
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