glucagon question

[tellmeplease]

glucagon questions

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[twenties_girl]

I've had it used on me twice in 15 years of diabetes. Nasty horrible stuff it is, gives you a naaasty headache! I don't know what caused me to collapse, the first one being at school before a school trip (excitement), and second time after I hypoed in my sleep and fell out of bed (this was after a day trip to london).

[rainbow_goddess]

I've never used it or had it used on me, but my partner wants me to keep some on hand because I have, once or twice, had lows that caused me to fall out of bed and have seizures. They happened only because I fell asleep with low blood sugar; when I'm awake I've always been able to detect my lows in time. My cats normally wake me up if I have a low, but when my partner is here they think it's his job to wake me up. However, this hasn't happened in many years, not since I switched from Regular/NPH to NovoRapid/Lantus.

For me the main obstacle is money; glucagon isn't covered by my prescription drug plan.

[rainbow_goddess]

Hm, I was always told it wasn't covered by Pharmacare so I never tried it. I'm on medical-only disability but as far as I know that just covers what Pharmacare covers. For example, I have to pay about $25 for every pack of NovoRapid because Pharmacare will cover only the equivalent price to Regular/Toronto insulin.

[luvlyssa]

I carry one around because I'm totally hypo unaware. I (like your son) can be in the 20s and still pretty lucid (though I am emotional). I've never had MINE used on me... I think I have 4 or 5 of them.

I highly doubt I will ever have one used on me by someone I know but *shrugs* better safe than sorry.

and odd about the expiration dates:) it's just saline and sugar (then mix!) so shrugs. I keep mine about a year after the expiration date. not like the sugar wont work. :)

[twenties_girl]

"I blame the 20's" - that seems so backwards to me, cuz in the UK, being in the 20's is like...MEGA HIGH D: Like 360 and higher.

I have a couple in my fridge I think. I should probably check, because they're probably out of dare.

[luvlyssa]

lol... ugh I usually convert here because only the stupid states uses mg/dl. 25 in mg/dl is about 1.4 in mmol :)

25 in mmol is 450 in mg/dl :)

lol so I meant 1.4 or 25 mg/dl :) hence.... yummy yummy glucagon sorry about the brain fart.

[twenties_girl]

hehe, oh I convert a lot too - I write a diabetes blog and most of my followers are american so I'm like URGH CONVERT. It just still seems strange, cuz I see people all like OH GOD I WAS SO LOW I WAS AT 30. And I'm like O_o 30 is HIGH.

But then when you guys say 450, it's like, holy cow, that's SERIOUS HIGH.

So confusing D:

I had a 1.8 earlier which is 32. Not fun.

Oh glucogon is sooo yummy :P Evil stuff XD

[jamiethetiger]

I've never had to use one on my daughter due to a dangerous low (she's gotten pretty low, but has always stayed aware and been able to drink something), but i have used it during times of stomach flu when she was unable to keep *anything* down. Her blood sugar, of course, dropped after everything and then some came up, so we used he glucagon to keep her blood sugar in range. We mixed it, then used her regular syringes to inject.

[zarya]

My boyfriend has been a type 1 since 2003. We usually don't have them on hand or carry them around, except on vacation abroad. He's never gotten so low that he wasn't able to drink something.