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Have you ever accidentally given too much insulin and needed emergency glucagon?
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I put into my pump my BG reading instead of the carbs I was going to eat. Didn’t take glucagon. Just ate enough to compensate.
I answered “Yes.” But honestly, I don’t remember. I know that I’ve had to use glucagon in the past, rather my wife has used it on me. I don’t think it was because I “accidentally” used too much insulin. So, there should have been an “I’m not sure” response. But, anytime I’ve had to use glucagon requires some sort of accident, not necessarily in the delivery process.
I accidentally put insulin in my allergy shot syringe so gave more than 40 units and usually take less than 25 in 24 hours. Thank God my husband realized by the way zi was breathing. This was before I had Dexcom. 911, gucago and off to the ER!!!
Surprisingly no. But… regular soda comes in gallon bottles, that would be a heck of a lot…. yikes
Only once – gave insulin for lunch then was called to assist someone (I’m a nurse) and midway through I realized my sugar was rapidly dropping. Tho I might pass out so grabbed my glucagon and asked the MD I work with to give it to me, watch and wait. I eventually was able to drink juice and eat, but it was an exhausting experience.
I was refilling my pump with insulin and forgot to disconnect first. 30 units extra insulin. I also gave myself insulin while dreaming in middle of the night and woke up with low and saw I had given
Myself 15 units.
I have accidentally given myself too much insulin but I just ate a whole lot of extra food & drinks to counteract it.
I put “no” as I didn’t need glucagon. but I was getting myself prepared to use it if my sugar didn’t stop dropping. I had given myself nasal glucagon, afrezza, and it dropped my sugar so much and so quickly that I was a nervous wreck till my sugar finally started going up.
That was the first time I had actually tried it.
I have accidentally given myself 22 units before, but I did not use my glucagon. If it happens again I will though
Yes. When I was a teenager, I accidentally gave my morning dose (the one with the long-acting insulin and far more regular than my night dose (about 5-ish units) required).
Plus, I was on doctor ordered 50-ish units per day. That was about 2 times as much as my body needed… So, really, for about 15 years I gave myself too much insulin each and every day.
But, anyway, it required a trip to the ER for IV glucose. I’m not entirely sure if glucagon existed back then? It would have been about 1982 or so… probably glucagon existed, but I wasn’t given it to have on hand if it existed. I had very poor care until about 1996.
Sorry… forgot to finish my first sentence… I gave my morning dose when I was giving my evening dose.
So, I gave myself two morning doses that day.
One time I accidentally took the same meal bolus twice. So had to add glucose (as tablets, not gVoke or Baqsimi).
Yes once when I was on a pump “holiday” to give my sites a much needed rest, and was using MDI I accidentally gave myself a pen injection of fast acting (14 units) instead of my basal dose. I knew instantly that that could be a lethal dose for me, so I called 911 for EMT assistance and I took whatever glucagon I had on hand at home … a Baqsimi and a Hypopen to counteract the severe drop before it happened. The EMTs took me to the ER so I could be safely monitored. I spent 2.5 hours in the ER under observation and basically monitored and took care of myself because the ER staff was too busy with other critical patients. It does help that I am a RN, CDCES who has lived with T1D for over 60 years. But mistakes can and do happen even to the most diligent PWDs.
Early in the morning opted to dose a few units “aspart,” along with my usual basal. Looking down realized instead of Glargine gave myself 16 units aspart. Kept sweetened lemonade by my side and each time leaves dropped to 80-90 sipped, this went on 8-9 hours.