[Diabetes-talk] lantus solostar

[catdancing]

thank u for your information about the lantus solostar.
maybe try putting a rubber band around one pen  and not the other it would 
avoid confusion.
Debbie
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <Blindhands at aol.com>
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Sent: Wednesday, October 29, 2008 3:14 PM
Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] lantus solostar


>I use this Lantis pen.  I recently changed over to it per my  doctor.  The
> reason for the change was I was using the Opticlick pen and  using 2 
> different
> types of needles between my Lantis and Novalog pens.   total confusion for 
> my
> prescription coverage.
>
> Now with the new pens for novalog and Lantis I only need to use 1 needle
> type for both of these new pens.  I have had no trouble with the use of 
> the
> pens.  They do feel similar, but have different shape tops on both of the 
> pens.
> I had a sighted person tell me which is which and I am careful when  using 
> it
> to replace them in unique places so I can tell them apart.
>
> When I started off using both of them I accidentally switched them and 
> took
> the wrong insulin.  As soon as I realized there was a difference in touch 
> and
> a possibility of mixing them up I had my dear husband help me identify 
> the
> 2 of them.
>
> Joyce
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