I ALMOST messed up

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Registered: 05-17-2001
I ALMOST messed up
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Thu, 04-03-2008 - 3:03pm

Yesterday I was talking my lunch insulin.  I got the syringe, put in the insulin and had just insterted the needle.  I looked down, and I thought the syringe looked big.  I had put my meal time insulin in my 24 hours insulin syringe, which is 1 CC, meal time is 1/2 cc.  Anyway...I had automatically put 40 units in the syringe, I take 40 u 2x  a day.  But this was short acting, and I only needed 20 units, not 40.  If I hadn't caught it when I did, I'd have gone for a walk after lunch with my DD.  With twice as much short acting in me, I'm sure it would have been disaster.  Imagine having a major low in the middle of a walk down a country dirt road with a 3 year old. 


It sure scared me!  I'm usually very careful but now I'm double checking every time.

~Misty~


 


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Registered: 03-19-2003
Thu, 04-03-2008 - 3:14pm
Thank God you noticed it!!

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Registered: 03-25-2003
Fri, 04-04-2008 - 3:14pm

Misty,


Other than double checking I can't think of anything that you can do to prevent this from happening again. Just please be careful because as you said, this could be a disaster. Do remember to carry some glucose tabs with you when you go for your walks as you never know when you are going to need it.


Have a great weekend.


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Registered: 05-17-2001
Sat, 04-05-2008 - 2:31pm

You know, I always used to have my call phone and glucose or candy when I went for walks.

~Misty~