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What Is The Best Way To Fill Your Insulin Needle? I Spend Forever Trying To Get It To My Mg

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Sweetwater, TN
November 27, 2018
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I was told to draw air in the needle equivalent to your insulin dose and inject it into the vial of insulin and then draw your dose.

November 29, 2018
A DiabetesTeam Member

Yes.

January 21, 2019
A DiabetesTeam Member

What type of insurance do you have. 99% of the insulin is in pen form. Have you Dr. send a prescription in requesting only the pen since you are not giving yourself the correct amount each time. They may need a preauthorization. The pen only needs to be refrigerated before first use. They can stay out for 28 days at room temp from first use.

Good Luck!

January 20, 2019
A DiabetesTeam Member

Thanks, I'm going to try that.

November 30, 2018
A DiabetesTeam Member

It takes awhile to get it to the correct amount of insulin I keep getting air in the syring

November 29, 2018

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