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      Does your T1D healthcare provider suggest new medications or devices that they think would be beneficial to your T1D management during your appointments?
      I’m almost always more informed of the reported advancements in T1 treatments than my doc. So I usually bounce ideas off the doc for his input.
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      I am my own advocate. I read about new devices and always investigate side effects of any new medication before starting. I usually bring up but then have good discussion with Endo before making decisions.
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      I wouldn't say that my T1D healthcare provider OFTEN suggests medications or devices that they think would be beneficial to my diabetes management, but they do SOMETIMES suggest options available to me. (I was privileged to be the first person, in the area that I live, to be offered CSII (Continuous Subcutaneous Insulin Infusion, or pump technology) to help control my diabetes. This was after my endocrinologist attended a diabetes conference in the United States where a former Miss America, Nicole Johnson, was demonstrating a Medtronic/MiniMed insulin pump. He asked her for more information on how these pumps work, mentioning that I had extreme difficulty in controlling my diabetes, with me spending as much time in hospital as I was at home when I was taking multiple daily injections (MDI). On his return to the UK, he offered me the opportunity to 'trial' the pump, which I accepted. This was in 1989.)
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      I think my healthcare providers learn about new medications and devices at about the same time that I do. This wasn't the case when I was first diagnosed, pre-internet. Back then, I always looked forward to seeing my CDE because I knew I'd come away with something to make my life easier/better.
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    Have you ever used nasal glucagon? This includes using it on yourself, using it to help someone else, or if someone else gave it to you.

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    37 Comments

    1. AnitaS

      I have it for an emergency but luckily have not had to use it. I definitely could have had it used on me a few times before getting a cgm

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    2. Steve Rumble

      I misread the question. I have used nasal glucagon on myself and have explained to others how to use it to help me, but so far others have not used it to help me.

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    3. persevereT1D52

      I used it myself. It was a horrible experience. It worked great on my BG and raised it quickly and the prefect amount BUT IT WAS LIKE POURING ACID INTO MY NASAL PASSAGES. My eyes, face, nose, ear and to the back of my head burned for hours. I will never use it again.

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    4. ConnieT1D62

      Yes I have used Baqsimi on myself when my BG is approaching 40 and plummeting with two downward arrows. I must say that Baqsimi is a lifesaver. Once you get past the initial sting as you press the plunger to release the glucagon into the nasal passage it is not so unpleasant or uncomfortable at all.

      I value it because it brings me out of a severe low really fast and I don’t experience a rollercoaster rebound afterward. Plus I don’t get that after effect feeling of nausea like I do when I have had to swallow a packet or two of glucose gel, apple juice, or a handful of glucose gummies. It works VERY fast and is the best remedy for rapidly plummeting lows.

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    5. Carolann Hunt

      We have it, but my daughter the T1, has sinus issues so not sure I would use it. Would probably use the prefilled syringe

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    6. Lizzi Skywalker

      It works pretty fast but it burns like the dickens.

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    7. mojoseje

      I’ve never heard of it.

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    8. GLORIA MILLER

      I keep Baqsimi at all times. I have not used it on myself but my husband has once used it on me. It burned/stung badly but I will tolerate that when it is needed. It certainly beats eating or drinking a lot of glucose that will take an hour to work for me and then the rebound effect afterwards for overtreating.

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    9. Brent Perris

      I got the nasal glucagon very recently but thankfully havent needed to use it yet

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    10. Sonya Onyx

      I bought it but never had to use it.

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      1. Hark87

        Ohmygoodness- I thought I was the only one! At my last endo visit, I told her I had to use it and felt like the Baqsimi went straight to my eyeball and brain. So much coming out of my nose for hours. I was definitely not a fan of the burning in my nose. Literally nothing I could do to make the pain go away. I am thankful that it worked quickly and like others have said, zero rollercoaster effect. However, I would prefer to never have to use it again. I ended up sleeping the whole day because of how bad my head felt. Kind of like a hangover. Terrible headache along with all the other feels. I’d be first in line for a super glucose tab or inhaler.

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    11. Lizzi Skywalker

      If anyone tells you that this stuff doesn’t burn, they’re lying. Your eye feels like it was going to explode out of my head. It works great on BG. What you would want to do is place the tip at a slant so that it’s pressing against the side of your nostril. If you put the tip straight in, the burn 🔥 will be 100x worse.

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    12. jeredb

      I recently got a couple of these to have for emergencies but haven’t had to use them yet. Since I got my CGM, I am able to get something to eat quickly enough that these haven’t been necessary. But I have them just in case! After reading these comments, I will be in no hurry to use it but still a great tool for my wife to use if necessary instead of having to give me an injection.

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    13. Tina Roberts

      No. Not yet. It was just prescribed to me recently.

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    14. kflying1@yahoo.com

      In my continuing education, I have never heard anything about nasal glucagon. There is so much to learn.

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    15. Randi Niemer

      I just used it yesterday for the first time! It worked quickly and raised my blood sugar as expected. However, it gave me an awful headache that lasted for hours. I’d never needed to use the injectable glucagon before or the Basquimi prior to yesterday in my 34 years of having Type 1. I hope to never have to use it again. I never want to feel that way again.

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    16. Tom Caesar

      Yes it does irate nasal passages initially but is so much easier and simpler than old glucagon mixing and injecting, much more user friendly. And it doesn’t have the hangover effects of old. Everyone needs this just in case!

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    17. Linda Zottoli

      Since it often takes a long time to raise my bg, and my nearest and dearest have always shied away from injected glucagon, my doctor did prescribe the nasal one. But the pharmacist warned me what my copay would be, and I decided it wasn’t worth paying that for something I was really unlikely to use, since we have managed all these years without it. Since pumping, and now with CIQ in addition to cgm, it’s been at least 25 years since the issue even came up, and then my husband put gel in my cheek.

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    18. Maureen Helinski

      I have Basquimi, which my doctor prescribed but have not needed to use it yet.

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    19. pru barry

      Guess there’s a time and a place for everything…

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    20. Ken Raiche

      After reading the comments above I’m not going to try this product. Thank goodness they have created a means to monitor and control T1D with CGM and fairly smart pumps.

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      1. AnitaS

        If you are unconscious, I bet you would want someone to use it on you. Thankfully I haven’t needed mine and probably never will as my cgm keeps me aware of blood sugar levels.

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    21. Jim Cobbe

      I have it on my bedside table, but I also have a Dexcom and I have never needed it — I also have a bottle of glucose tablets there and they have always been enough (and I note that oddly, 95% of the time I wake up before the Dexcom alarm sounds!)

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    22. LizB

      I have never used any kind of glucagon. I had the old school kit when I was first diagnosed and it sat in the fridge for 20 years, forgotten, until my mother moved and threw it away.

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    23. Bob Durstenfeld

      In fact, with 65 years of T1D I have never used Glucagon.

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    24. Marcia Pulleyblank

      I actually used some expired nasal glucagon to bring my diabetic cat round.

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    25. TomH

      I have a prescription and filled it, but haven’t had to use it on myself or have others use it for me. I’ve used an expired one to show folks how it works.

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      1. AnitaS

        Good thinking about using the expired one to show others. I still wouldn’t have used it in my nose in case it was still potent and you probably didn’t either.

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    26. Glenda Schuessler

      I have it, thankfully have not needed to use it. I also have Gvoke which has not been needed. Before that I carried Glucagon, also not used.

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    27. KarenM6

      I used Baqsimi in the early morning hours when I was having surgery that morning (and, so, couldn’t eat or drink anything). My BS was in the 40s and I was barely conscious. I had trouble coordinating limbs and such. (I had clearly not dropped my basal enough!)
      I did get a headache and some burning, but not the day long and generally awful experiences others have had. (I am so sorry for those who experienced such side effects!!!)
      I was able to get my surgery that morning, so it worked a charm and I was super glad to have it on hand!

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    28. Kim Murphy

      I have it and I have shown the video on how to use it to my husband. He forgets I have it and calls 911.

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    29. Hieromonk Alexis

      I don’t believe it’s covered by Medicare and Medicaid, and I rely on both.

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    30. Joan Fray

      I have it by the kitchen phone but have never used it. For a bad low, rare with cgm, I like a slug of maple syrup straight from the bottle. Yum ! Never have pancakes, bottle is a couple of years old. In 60 years with T1d, lowest I’ve gone was 25, and I was alert enough to get to the fridge. That was years ago, way before cgm. I have never passed out, or had to have help. Lucky me. My sympathies to all who plummet. My dad was like that. He had some bad experiences—one involved fighting with the Highway Patrol and getting thrown in the drunk tank for an hour! Scary stuff!

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    31. Sue Herflicker

      I do have it though I have never had to use it. Let’s keep it that way!!!

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    32. mbulzomi@optonline.net

      No. I have a Gvoke HypoPen set available if needed.

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    33. Mike Plante

      I have a nasal in case I ever require glucagon, but in 19 years of t1d I have yet to use any glucagon. I chose nasal because I felt it would be easier for my partner to administer since they have an aversion to needles.

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    34. vbaum1956

      I have some nasal glucagon but have not used it yet.

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