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Letter of the Week: There’s One More Thing Insulin Manufacturers Can Do to Prevent Potentially Deadly Mix-Ups
Editor: I’m writing in regard to an article in Diabetes Health (Feb/March 2008) on page 27 about help in avoiding near-fatal mistakes taking insulin. To read the original article, go here.
I take about six shots daily, including two in the morning and two before going to bed at night – Lantus and NovoLog. I’ve been injecting 23 years. Luckily I’ve mixed up the two insulins only once, but it was scary.
Color-coding the bottles would only partially help a multiple user. Once the insulin is in the needle, it looks the same whether it is Lantus or NovoLog. What would really be helpful would be a color added to the insulin itself – all fast-acting insulin would be colored, all slow-acting would be left as it is.
Then, when I pick up my needle to inject, I would definitely know which insulin is in it.
Is this a possibility?
I would love to see an answer to this question.
I love this magazine. I read it thoroughly.
Thank you.
Mona O’Connor
Cincinnati, OH
Editor-in-Chief Scott King poses: I have heard of folks putting injectable (bright orange) vitamin B-12 into their insulin. Doctors used to give shots of B-12 to folks who were tired or B-12 deficient.
Categories: Diabetes, Diabetes, Insulin, Lantus, Letters to the Editor, Type 1 Issues
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Apr 9, 2008
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Diabetes Health
Diabetes Health is the essential resource for people living with diabetes- both newly diagnosed and experienced as well as the professionals who care for them. We provide balanced expert news and information on living healthfully with diabetes. Each issue includes cutting-edge editorial coverage of new products, research, treatment options, and meaningful lifestyle issues.
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Topics
- Diabetic / Diabetes Health
- Type 1 / 1.5 Diabetes
- Type 2 Diabetes
- Blood Glucose / Sugar
- High/Low Blood Sugar / Fast Acting Glucose
- Insulin- Pumps, Pens & Syringes
- Continuous Glucose Monitors, CGM, Infusion Sets
- Type 2 Medications
- Hyperglycemia
- Hypoglycemia
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