Just a Brutally Honest and Random Opinion about insulin usage and stupidity.

Disclaimer: As a person diagnosed with type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, I've researched this subject for my own benefit and overall health. I've been given excellent advice from others with type 1 and type 2 diabetes plus I've worked with Drs, nurses and dieticians  in the past, years before my own diagnosis. I'm not a Dr, Nurse or Dietician. I am not an expert and any advice offered should not be taken as truth because what works for me may not always work for you. Investigate or research Diabetes if you're diagnosed with it. Ask questions or talk to your Dr or experts. Talk to your pharmacists or chemists. Talk to dieticians. Ask questions!

This blog is about stupidity

I know of this woman through a co-worker of my husband. And she uses INSULIN. She was prescribed insulin. The problem is she was prescribed insulin a long time ago and doesn't have insurance so she can't afford to fill her prescription. And hasn't had additional testing.

One of her neighbors is prescribed insulin and E has been using her neighbors insulin over a year. 10u twice a day. If E is using her neighbors Insulin the neighbor It's prescribed to obviously isn't, which can be dangerous for a diabetic.

E was prescribed to use 10u of insulin BID a long time ago. A diabetics medicine needs can change. The medicine is based on  a GTT and A1C test . Medicine is prescribed either by a Family Physician or Endocrinologist.  For instance I'm on Metaforim 500 mg b.i.d. and unless my needs change I could remain on this dose . If my a1c or GTT indicates I need insulin , insulin is prescribed for me. But there's no guarantee my immediate needs for insulin will be the same in 6 months as it is right now.

People who use insulin know too high insulin can be dangerous and not enough can be lethal. Besides hyperglycemia and hypoglycemia, there is organ failure. Coma, blindness and death.

Diabetics also knows glucose control is more than medicine or insulin. Glucose control happens with proper diagnosis, diagnostic testing,  diet , exercise, weightloss and medicine.

E's a diabetic who needs insulin but never bothered to change her eating habits and is still taking 10u insulin but has spikes of more than 500. She's playing Russian Roulette with her health. 

She had a seizure yesterday. I wonder if her diabetes had anything to do with it?