[Diabetes-talk] Lantis in Pens

[dmgina]

wow No one told me to do that.
And I have done quite well with the pin.

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike Freeman" <k7uij at panix.com>
To: "Diabetes Talk for the Blind" <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, January 05, 2009 10:47 PM
Subject: [Diabetes-talk] Lantis in Pens


> Hi, all.
>
> Mixed insulins such as the 70/30 regular/nph concoctions require that if
> they're used in an insulin pen, the pen must be rolled a few times and
> tilted up and down a few times to make sure all the solids in the
> mixture are in suspension before an injection. Moreover. Lily recommends
> one do this even when using humalog in pens.
>
> My question is this: since lantis is clear, if one dispenses it from a
> pen such as the OptiClik or SoloStar, do these pens need to be
> rolled/tilted before injection? The manufacturer of the OptiClik says
> nothing in its literature about doing this.
>
> T I A!
>
> Mike Freeman
>
>
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