My Daughter Hastype 1 Diabetes . She Ran Out Of

Posted on Sun, 21 Jul 2019

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Question : My daughter hastype 1 diabetes. she ran out of insulin(lantus and novalog) her deductable is $3000 and she cant afford it. her sugar was 551. she took over the counter R. 10 mg waited an hour. its now 444. how much more should she take ? shes 95 lbs

Follow up: Dr. Olgeta Xhufka (30 minutes later)

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Answered by Dr. Olgeta Xhufka (2 hours later)

Brief Answer:
She may need 7 units of regular insulin.

Detailed Answer:
Hello dear, welcome to Ask a doctor service.
I read your query and here is my advice.

If I am correct as I understand it she took online insulin Regular 100ui/ml(10 ml vial).
She can use a dosage of 0.5 ui/kg/day divided in three doses so 21 ui daily, she can take now 7 units and continue to take another 7 units after 8 hours.

So as a conclusion she may need to take 7 units of regular insulin.

Hope I have answered the question.
Let me know if I can assist you further.

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