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01/11/10
09:29 PM
"Doctor and Diabetic Ed nurse and Manafactor Said ; That I am in that 2% that is allertic to insulin from the injectins. Lantus and now Levermia, so "
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vickirick
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Insulin
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Dx 02/14/06 T2. Medformen, Actos, and all the others pills tried and had mygraines with lose of vision. I was left to manage by diet and excersize a lone. I did so so ok till Nov 09, when feeling very ill, sleeping all the time, BG was too high, in 300 & 400. Doctor place me on insulin Lantus 5 units to start then end with 30 units 2 x a day in a 6 week period. Burning FIRE injections, like hot glass being pushed into my skin through by body. I have uclers under my skins on both hands and feet now and still there. Was whiched to Levermir , Great at the start , no 1 month later and my hand are still bad and now starting to burning again. My feet itching as my units are climbing again. My vision is blurring and my head acks. My bg # run up and down 120's to the 230- 270. I eat very very careful any fell the insulin is not working correctly, I can use Novoin R a lone and do better some what. I am soooo lost. Sorry for the bad spelling and errors, typing with one finger.
Expert Answers (1)
01/16/10
09:22 AM
Hello vickirick
Thank you for bringing your problem to dLife. My suggestion is that you see a specialist in a teaching hospital. Your case is extremely different then most , but some people are alllergic to the stabilizers and other ingredients in insulins. You may need to use the most pure product available to limit exposure to the allergins. The first step is to identify what exactly is the allergin. This would help in limiting the exposure to a particular product.. Then you can find out from manufacturers, which insulin has the least of this product. Discuss with your endocrinologist who you should see to get allergy tested. Do not forget that the allergin could be from something in the syringes used. You may need to be aggressively treated for your allergy to inable you to administer the life saving insulin.
Thank you for bringing your problem to dLife. My suggestion is that you see a specialist in a teaching hospital. Your case is extremely different then most , but some people are alllergic to the stabilizers and other ingredients in insulins. You may need to use the most pure product available to limit exposure to the allergins. The first step is to identify what exactly is the allergin. This would help in limiting the exposure to a particular product.. Then you can find out from manufacturers, which insulin has the least of this product. Discuss with your endocrinologist who you should see to get allergy tested. Do not forget that the allergin could be from something in the syringes used. You may need to be aggressively treated for your allergy to inable you to administer the life saving insulin.
Please think about posting this subject on dLife Forums to see if any other reader has this experience. Maybe they can give you some suggestions also. Go to dLife Forum page click here .
Answered By:
Rita Juray
Accreditations: RN, MLT-ASCP, CCM, CDE
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