[Diabetes-talk] How do you know?

[Blindhands at aol.com]

I now take Lantis and Novalog a short acting insulin  and I have a  
different method of double checking if I have taken it or not.
 
For the once a day shot of the Lantis once a week on Sunday I take out 7  
needles for my pen and I keep them in the box that has my finger lances  in.  
So I use one a day starting on Sunday and if I have any doubts I count  the 
needles in the box.
 
As far as the short acting insulin it is easier to figure if you missed a  
dose and I have done this in the past.  You can test your blood sugar and  
ttake actions on results.  The only time you need to be very careful and  
this is a quote from my endocrinologist, "Don't take coverage before bed 
without  eating something along with the insulin."
 
I hear what you are saying, but in real life situations things come up and  
children can play a big part in that area.  My kids are grown and moved out 
 of my house now, but I now sit on three little Princesses 3 days a week 
all  under 6 years old.