The moral of the story is to ASK questions.
First, I’m delaying surgery, and going for the steriod injection. Doctor wants me to go that route.
But here’s the surprising part. He’s had me on Humalin R to adjust my blood sugar. I’ve been reading, especially Diabetic Solutions, which wanted patients to use a faster asking insulin.
Come to find out, my doctor didn’t know he could prescribe it! When I asked about it today — it’s the first time that I haven’t had more pressing matters, he said, that’s a really good idea, i’ll have to look it up — he did, and I have it now.
Only problem is that it looks exactly like the 75/25 mix pen. I’m going to email Lilley and suggest they go with a different colored cap, or at least make them available.
What I have done, is take a sharpie and mark the cap with my sliding scale. I have also marked it with date, since I probably won’t use a full pen in a month.
So you just have to ask questions.
Also, we’re switching from Nexxium to Protonix, since ever since I gained the insulin weight I’ve been having trouble with gastric reflux again.