Injection Unit

Posted in June 19, 2010 ¬ 9:54 amh.adminNo Comments »

Injection Unit
when should I EAT meal after injection insulin if my blood sugar is high & have to use someunits more 4corect?

Iusally eat my meal 10-20 minutes after injection of novo rapid insulin but if my blood sugar is high before meal I inject some more unit insulin for correction but i dont know when I SHOULD MEAL my blood sugaer after 10-20 minutes is still high.

Novorapid is a fast acting insulin. It starts to work in about 10 minutes. You should not wait to eat. Eat as soon as you inject. Otherwise you risk going too low suddenly and then passing out and going into insulin shock. This is rare, but it can happen, especially if you get distracted or become active, or an emergency comes and up and you forget to eat.

Insulin is a very serious medication requiring all your attention when you are injecting, to avoid getting the wrong amount. It also requires that you eat as planned, and the right amount of carbs as planned to avoid going too high or two low.

Novorapid: When injected subcutaneously into the abdominal wall, the ONSET of action will occur within 10–20 MINUTES of injection.

By the way, you should not be testing your blood sugar 10 to 20 minutes after injecting or even that soon after eating. Its expected to be high for a while.

You should test your blood sugar 1 to 2 hours after eating. For more information on when to test, read Jennifer’s page…

http://www.diabetic-talk.org/jennifer.htm

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