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- 11 hours, 22 minutes ago
  
  dholl62@gmail.com likes your comment at
  In 2024, how much did you spend out-of-pocket on diabetes medications and supplies?
  It depends if you include my Medicare Part B and Part D premiums. Those are $156 and $180 per month.
- 11 hours, 22 minutes ago
  
  dholl62@gmail.com likes your comment at
  In 2024, how much did you spend out-of-pocket on diabetes medications and supplies?
  I had to enter not sure. I can’t recall any direct expenses. However, I paid several thousand dollars for Medicare and the supplemental insurance that paid for my supplies.
- 1 day, 7 hours ago
  
  Janis Senungetuk likes your comment at
  If you use an insulin pump and it fails, do you know how much long-acting insulin to take?
  Before I get to using the long acting insulin, I’d go to my backup pump then the MDI.
- 1 day, 7 hours ago
  
  Janis Senungetuk likes your comment at
  If you use an insulin pump and it fails, do you know how much long-acting insulin to take?
  Yes I do and I keep long acting insulin in my supplies. But for periods of a day or two I usually just take small doses of my fast acting (Novolog) every two to four hours and do fine with that... Luckily I am 75 years old and get up to use bathroom several times through the night; also my insulin needs are low, about 25 to 30 units per day
- 1 day, 15 hours ago
  
  Anita Stokar likes your comment at
  Do you use insulin pens or vials?
  I think we should re-work the question as two questions: One for MDI, the other for pump. I'd suspect most MDI use pens and most pump users use vials. That said, it'd would be interesting to see the splits in the two populations.
- 1 day, 15 hours ago
  
  Anita Stokar likes your comment at
  Do you use insulin pens or vials?
  I do! Also for if I want a larger bolus (I'll often use the pod for part and the pen for part) to avoid over saturating the pod site, or if I'm worried my site isn't absorbing well enough but I'm not 100% convinced enough to pull it off. I always have a pen in my bag in case of emergencies (though I do use vials to fill my pods) and I figure it's good to use the pen occasionally in the "use it or lose it" mentality. I'm happy keeping an active pen for many months or even a year but I'm sure it would fail eventually and need to be tossed.
- 1 day, 17 hours ago
  
  Lawrence S. likes your comment at
  If you use an insulin pump and it fails, do you know how much long-acting insulin to take?
  Yes for close, accuracy is a challenge and the dose may be off, just part of the process.
- 1 day, 17 hours ago
  
  Lawrence S. likes your comment at
  If you use an insulin pump and it fails, do you know how much long-acting insulin to take?
  I am blessed, in 30+ years of pumping I've only had one pump failure. A Minimed pump failed on a flight home.
- 1 day, 17 hours ago
  
  Lawrence S. likes your comment at
  If you use an insulin pump and it fails, do you know how much long-acting insulin to take?
  Before I get to using the long acting insulin, I’d go to my backup pump then the MDI.
- 1 day, 17 hours ago
  
  Lawrence S. likes your comment at
  If you use an insulin pump and it fails, do you know how much long-acting insulin to take?
  I don’t know how much long acting insulin I would need if my pump stopped working. I would simply contact my doctor, asking for the long acting that I’ve have used and would ask him to help me figure out how much of it I would need on a daily basis. When that has happened recently, I would just give myself periodic shots of my regular fast acting to tide me over.
- 1 day, 17 hours ago
  
  Lawrence S. likes your comment at
  If you use an insulin pump and it fails, do you know how much long-acting insulin to take?
  I don't, but I also don't have any long acting insulin
- 1 day, 18 hours ago
  
  Dennis Dacey likes your comment at
  If you use an insulin pump and it fails, do you know how much long-acting insulin to take?
  Before I get to using the long acting insulin, I’d go to my backup pump then the MDI.
- 1 day, 18 hours ago
  
  Dennis Dacey likes your comment at
  If you use an insulin pump and it fails, do you know how much long-acting insulin to take?
  I don't, but I also don't have any long acting insulin
- 1 day, 18 hours ago
  
  Dennis Dacey likes your comment at
  If you use an insulin pump and it fails, do you know how much long-acting insulin to take?
  Yes I do and I keep long acting insulin in my supplies. But for periods of a day or two I usually just take small doses of my fast acting (Novolog) every two to four hours and do fine with that... Luckily I am 75 years old and get up to use bathroom several times through the night; also my insulin needs are low, about 25 to 30 units per day
- 1 day, 19 hours ago
  
  KarenM6 likes your comment at
  If you use an insulin pump and it fails, do you know how much long-acting insulin to take?
  I don't, but I also don't have any long acting insulin
- 1 day, 20 hours ago
  
  Mike S likes your comment at
  If you use an insulin pump and it fails, do you know how much long-acting insulin to take?
  I use Omnipod 5 and always have a back up supply, since they only last 3 days. If one failed I would simply switch to a new pod.
- 1 day, 20 hours ago
  
  Mike S likes your comment at
  If you use an insulin pump and it fails, do you know how much long-acting insulin to take?
  Before I get to using the long acting insulin, I’d go to my backup pump then the MDI.
- 1 day, 20 hours ago
  
  Mike S likes your comment at
  If you use an insulin pump and it fails, do you know how much long-acting insulin to take?
  I don’t know how much long acting insulin I would need if my pump stopped working. I would simply contact my doctor, asking for the long acting that I’ve have used and would ask him to help me figure out how much of it I would need on a daily basis. When that has happened recently, I would just give myself periodic shots of my regular fast acting to tide me over.
- 1 day, 20 hours ago
  
  Mike S likes your comment at
  If you use an insulin pump and it fails, do you know how much long-acting insulin to take?
  Yes I do and I keep long acting insulin in my supplies. But for periods of a day or two I usually just take small doses of my fast acting (Novolog) every two to four hours and do fine with that... Luckily I am 75 years old and get up to use bathroom several times through the night; also my insulin needs are low, about 25 to 30 units per day
- 1 day, 22 hours ago
  
  Gary Taylor likes your comment at
  If you use an insulin pump and it fails, do you know how much long-acting insulin to take?
  I don't, but I also don't have any long acting insulin
- 1 day, 22 hours ago
  
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  If you use an insulin pump and it fails, do you know how much long-acting insulin to take?
  Yes, my endo's instructions are printed on the box that holds my backup Lantus pen.
- 1 day, 22 hours ago
  
  Jalmodovar likes your comment at
  If you use an insulin pump and it fails, do you know how much long-acting insulin to take?
  I don’t know how much long acting insulin I would need if my pump stopped working. I would simply contact my doctor, asking for the long acting that I’ve have used and would ask him to help me figure out how much of it I would need on a daily basis. When that has happened recently, I would just give myself periodic shots of my regular fast acting to tide me over.
- 1 day, 22 hours ago
  
  Anneyun likes your comment at
  If you use an insulin pump and it fails, do you know how much long-acting insulin to take?
  I don't, but I also don't have any long acting insulin
- 1 day, 23 hours ago
  
  KCR likes your comment at
  If you use an insulin pump and it fails, do you know how much long-acting insulin to take?
  Yes, my endo's instructions are printed on the box that holds my backup Lantus pen.
- 2 days, 14 hours ago
  
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  If you were initially misdiagnosed with another condition, how long did it take to receive your T1D diagnosis? (Please explain in the comments)
  I wasn't mis-dx'd, fortunately. I was old for "juvenile" as it was called then--just turned 28--but fortunately my Doc knew they were in process of changing the diagnostic terminology to the "type" designation and why. Of several memorable things he said that day, one was "Good thing your wife brought you in as she probably wouldn't have been able to wake you up tomorrow morning." So no, no confusion about it in my case; I woulda been dead. Don't think I ever even heard of this happening until like 20 yrs later.
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It is recommended to use an insulin vial or pen within 28 days of opening it, but not everyone can discard unused insulin. What do you do with your unused insulin after it’s been open for more than 28 days?

I use it until it is finished regardless of how long it’s been open

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