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From: willbill on 14 Aug 2008 13:51
Tiger_Lily wrote:

> Julie Bove wrote:

>> "Tiger_Lily" <me(a)privacy.net> wrote


>>> some guy studied this, many many years ago
>>>
>>> he found that 5 units was the most that could be absorbed reliably
>>> and quickly from any one injection site
>>>
>>> Bernstein gets his suggestion to shoot no more than 5 units at a time
>>> from this fellow.


my bet is that this only (mainly?)
applies to meal insulin. for background
insulin (like Lantus), you want it to
last *longer*


>>
>> 5 units would do nothing for me. I have to take 50 units of Lantus
>> and I don't think that's enough.
>>
>
> Julie, the recommendation is to shoot no more than 5 units AT ONE SITE
>
> so, for your 50 units of Lantus, it's recommended that you take it in 10
> shots of 5 units each
>
> i hope this clarifies things for you


like mud. :)


bill t1 since '57
From: Tiger_Lily on 15 Aug 2008 14:06
willbill wrote:
> Tiger_Lily wrote:
>
>> Julie Bove wrote:
>
>>> "Tiger_Lily" <me(a)privacy.net> wrote
>
>
>>>> some guy studied this, many many years ago
>>>>
>>>> he found that 5 units was the most that could be absorbed reliably
>>>> and quickly from any one injection site
>>>>
>>>> Bernstein gets his suggestion to shoot no more than 5 units at a
>>>> time from this fellow.
>
>
> my bet is that this only (mainly?)
> applies to meal insulin. for background
> insulin (like Lantus), you want it to
> last *longer*

one would think, eh????

but then, that's Bernstein :)

kate
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