[Diabetes-Talk] insulin pens

Tamera fidano at comcast.net
Thu Apr 25 22:30:08 UTC 2019


My Tresiba is 1 unit, I had it checked and am sure I would have been warned going from Lantis 1 unit per click to Tresiba 1 click and same amounts.
My sighted friend  was too heavy handed  and clicked it right to 2 units, I took it back and showed him 1-2-3...
He did say however the vial in the pen shows 2 unit increments.
But each click should be just 1 unit per. Call your doctor, Diabetic educator  pharmacist or the company that makes Tresiba  if you are in doubt.\


	Tamera

-----Original Message-----
From: Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Joy Stigile via Diabetes-Talk
Sent: Thursday, April 25, 2019 9:54 AM
To: 'Diabetes Talk for the Blind' <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
Cc: Joy Stigile <joystigile at gmail.com>; 'Verlyn Baldwin' <letsdanceintx at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Diabetes-Talk] insulin pens

Hi All,
My Pen is just one click for each unit of Treseba.  I have verified it with my Doctor.
Warmly, Joy


-----Original Message-----
From: Diabetes-Talk [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Bernadette Jacobs via Diabetes-Talk
Sent: Thursday, April 25, 2019 5:56 AM
To: Diabetes Talk for the Blind <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
Cc: Bernadette Jacobs <bernienfb75 at gmail.com>; Verlyn Baldwin <letsdanceintx at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Diabetes-Talk] insulin pens

Good morning.


Since you’re already using thye Novolog, You’ve got nothing to worry about.  They all pretty much work the same.  There’s one thing you need to be made aware of, however.  And, this is with the Traseva Insulin.  This is a 24-acting insulin.  One “Click” on the Traseva pen is equivalent to two units of the insulin.  I discovered that the hard way.  I kept having some serious lows and for about three days, couldn’t figure out why.  I asked my husband, who is sighted to help me figure it out.  What do ya know, he was the one who discovered it.  Then I called my Endo’s office to make them aware what had happened over the weekend.  Even they didn’t realize what they had done.  So, one thing I would suggest is that before you leave your doctor’s office with any sample pens, that an office staff go over that with you?  

Warmly,

Bern.

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> On Apr 24, 2019, at 11:54 AM, Verlyn Baldwin via Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> I have never used the insulin pens and would like to know what the 
> smallest dosage is that can be taken with one injection. If the amount 
> differs between insulin types please list the smallest long acting and 
> smallest short acting.
> 
> Currently I am using Humalog with a pump and am aware of the increment 
> selections with this device.
> 
> Verlyn Baldwin
> 
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