I'm not sure if I got my insulin in right tonight

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I just went to do my nighttime insulin shot. I set the unit amount, jabbed myself in my fatty part of my abdomen/stomach area and pressed the button with my thumb.

Then I went to pull it out and I saw that the needle was bent sideways. I thought I felt a bit of it on my skin and I thought I could smell it.

So now I’m not sure if I did my injection or shot it all over the floor or something. Its risky to take a second shot and have my blood sugar go too low, so I guess I just dont take it and hope it doesnt go too high.

I dont know.

Thanks for reading.

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Hopefully you’ll be okay @Bowens

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Thanks. I doubt I’ll die from missing one dose. I just see no way I can know for sure if I got it in or not.

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I know barely anything about this so it might be a dumb suggestion, but could you check your blood sugar in an hour or so?

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@Bowens

Maybe call your local hospital’s or clinic’s or insurance’s “consult a nurse” hotline?

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Good idea, but if I remember right. it takes quite awhile to start working. hours. Its slow acting insulin. Basaglar I believe its called.

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Also not a bad idea . my clinic has one doc on call on off hours , I think. Not sure what they could tell me to do though. might suggest er as a precaution

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AI Overview

Basaglar (insulin glargine) is a long-acting insulin that can take 1–2 hours to start working after injection and continues to work for about 24 hours. It’s used to help manage blood sugar levels in children and adults with diabetes.

Google result.

I switched to this one from Levimir a few months back because they discontinued it. So am not super aware of all the details like onset time.

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What is your dose schedul

Is it safer to administer a second dose or miss a dose.

I know my spouse in on autoimmune shots and when this happens it is very stressful. It’s a weekly shot so he usually chooses to take the chance of not administering a second shot and wait til the next week

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I take two insulin shots at 28 units. One in the morning and one at night.

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Hopefully you’re ok. Maybe check your levels at the 2 hr mark since that’s how long it could take to start working? Or 3 hours after to be extra careful?

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Best just to deal with alittle sugar elevation than to inject again. Good call.

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