.25 Lantus dosage q

How do you absolutely know you're getting .25U and not.50? I wear specs & do it under bright light but it's just so darn difficult to see!

 

All you can do is do the best you can.

 

Thanks Larry, that makes me feel better about it.

 

Some people use calipers to measure the dose.

 

Calipers will help you get a consistent dose but not really an ancurrate dose

 

When I have to fine-tune a dose with Mikey, I'll also use the dosing calipers for consistency.

Best answer ever.

 

does this picture help ? http://s214.photobucket.com/user/jillsphotos2/media/Lantus Group/025unit-1.jpg.html

0.25 looks ok so far too - give it a few more days and see how it goes

Wendy

 

Another thing you can try is counting drops. Practice repeatedly (it may help to use a colored liquid like coffee or juice) and see how many drops are in 1u or .5u. Once you figure that out, you can draw out .5u and push out half the drops. When I say push, I mean turn the plunger until you get a good sized drop. It's a good problem to have, isn't it? Good luck!

 

Great thanks Wendy :smile:

Holy Moly - that I wish I could enlarge the syringe like that. I try to get it to that but the darn insulin plays up sometimes, slipping over to one side, then hiding above the first black line, then sliding down into a corner. I'm as scared of under / over dosing as I am of furshots!

 

Clever idea. I will do so with some old syringes. Yay, I've found a use for them! The recycler in me cringes every time I throw away a barely-used syringe :-|