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New to insulin. Taking Lantus. Advice?

Brian Oakley · 2004-01-15T14:15:09+00:00

Hi All, Well, Im on insulin now, and Im depressed about it. Gave myself the first shot of Lantus. As a general ballpark, what can I expect to see from it? Its only been about 45 minutes now. Ill be monitoring my BG levels but am wondering if anyone has had any adverse side effects, etc. Ive also seen on the ng that Lantus should be refrigerated. Also, and most importantly, what does rDNA orgin mean? Any help is appreciated. Thanks. Brian

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Brian Oakley
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15 January 2004, 14:15 UTC #1

Hi All, Well, Im on insulin now, and Im depressed about it. Gave myself the first shot of Lantus. As
a general ballpark, what can I expect to see from it? Its only been about 45 minutes now. Ill be
monitoring my BG levels but am wondering if anyone has had any adverse side effects, etc. Ive also
seen on the ng that Lantus should be refrigerated. Also, and most importantly, what does rDNA orgin
mean? Any help is appreciated. Thanks. Brian

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Namaste
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15 January 2004, 14:15 UTC #2

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Brian
Taking insulin for the 1st time is hard...I remember waaaaaaaay back = when I was 9 i had to start
injections, now being 36 it seems like 100 = years ago. You will go thru periodic spells of
depression, it's natural = to do that...this is quite an adjustment. I always, always say and =
believe tho......we are truely lucky to have what we have...their are = other people in the world
that can't take a shot and go on with their = life....they are much worse off than we are . I wish
u all the best = with this adjustment and if you ever need to talk....u can email me = directly if
u want to.
Many hugs....and much understanding, Danielle
--=20 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~=
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
May you be filled with LIGHT & LOVE in your total being :0) Namaste~ = Danielle
"Happiness is not in our circumstances=20 but in ourselves. It is not something we see, like a
rainbow, or feel, = like the heat of a fire. Happiness is something we are." =20
"Brian Oakley" <[email hidden]> wrote in message = "]news:[email hidden]...
Hi All, Well, Im on insulin now, and Im depressed about it. Gave myself the = first shot of
Lantus. As a general ballpark, what can I expect to see from = it? Its only been about 45 minutes
now. Ill be monitoring my BG levels but = am wondering if anyone has had any adverse side effects,
etc. Ive also = seen on the ng that Lantus should be refrigerated. Also, and most importantly, =
what does rDNA orgin mean? Any help is appreciated. Thanks. Brian
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<><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#000000 size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#000000 size=3D2>Taking insulin for the = 1st time is=20 hard...I
remember waaaaaaaay back when I was 9 i had to start = injections,=20 now being 36 it
seems like 100 years ago. You will go thru periodic = spells of=20 depression, it's natural to
do that...this is quite an adjustment. I = always,=20 always say and believe tho......we are
truely lucky to have what we = have...their=20 are other people in the world that can't take a
shot and go on with = their=20 life....they are much worse off than we are . I wish u all
the = best with=20 this adjustment and if you ever need to talk....u can email me directly = if
u=20 want to.</FONT></DIV>
<><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#000000 size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#000000 size=3D2>Many hugs....and much = understanding,=20
Danielle</FONT></DIV>
<><BR>--=20 <BR>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~=
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<BR>May=20 you be filled with LIGHT & LOVE
in your total being =
🙂 =20
Namaste~ Danielle</DIV>
<> </DIV>
<><BR>"Happiness is not in our circumstances <BR>but in = ourselves. It=20 is not something
we see, like a rainbow, or feel, like the heat of a = fire.=20 Happiness is something we
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y.com</A>...</DIV>Hi=20 All,<BR> Well, Im on insulin now, and Im depressed about = it.
Gave=20 myself the first<BR>shot of Lantus. As a general ballpark, what = can I=20 expect to
see from it?<BR>Its only been about 45 minutes now. Ill be=20 monitoring my BG levels but
am<BR>wondering if anyone has had any = adverse side=20 effects, etc. Ive also seen on<BR>the ng
that Lantus should be = refrigerated.=20 Also, and most importantly, what<BR>does rDNA orgin mean?
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Denise And Dave
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15 January 2004, 14:15 UTC #3

Hi Brian,
I'm new to Lantus also. Been on it for a week now. I started with 10 units and now up to 22 units.
No side effects for me so far. Well, I do tend to get tired after it but who know's if that's a side
effect or not. My blood sugar was normally in the high 200's to high 300's. With eating better, and
increasing the insulin, I have woken up with levels at the normal range! The lantus starts to work
in an hour and lasts up to 24 hours. You still have to eat good though to keep the levels within a
normal range. My doctor says if I can't control the eating, then I would have to go on a fast acting
insulin to control the sugars after meals. Lantus doesn't have a peak, it's a slow realease
throughout the day. Read some more on the Lantus page, I've learned alot. I've also bought some
books to help me understand the monitoring and the roles food plays in diabetic care. The one book I
purchased was from the
A.D.A that has been helpful. If you go to there site, there's a link to it. I'd be interested in
chatting with you more.. I'm sooooooo confused myself! Good luck!
"Brian Oakley" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...
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Hi All, Well, Im on insulin now, and Im depressed about it. Gave myself the

first
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shot of Lantus. As a general ballpark, what can I expect to see from it? Its only been about 45
minutes now. Ill be monitoring my BG levels but am wondering if anyone has had any adverse side
effects, etc. Ive also seen

on
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the ng that Lantus should be refrigerated. Also, and most importantly,

what
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does rDNA orgin mean? Any help is appreciated. Thanks. Brian

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Shaz
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15 January 2004, 14:15 UTC #4

hi i am on it and i was sick with it and sleep a lot to it take a bit for
your body to get use to it
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Hi All, Well, Im on insulin now, and Im depressed about it. Gave myself the

first
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shot of Lantus. As a general ballpark, what can I expect to see from it? Its only been about 45
minutes now. Ill be monitoring my BG levels but am wondering if anyone has had any adverse side
effects, etc. Ive also seen

on
Quoted message said:
the ng that Lantus should be refrigerated. Also, and most importantly,

what
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does rDNA orgin mean? Any help is appreciated. Thanks. Brian

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Terry Mooney
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15 January 2004, 14:15 UTC #5

The FDA has stalled the drug Symlin(AMLN) for more data. This is garbage This drug is a powerful
addition to anyone using Insulin. Lose weight less Insulin...duhhh but with the History of
Reuzlin,its the CYA mode for the FDA

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Brian Oakley
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15 January 2004, 14:15 UTC #6

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Thank you for your kind words. Ive been on the insulin for a couple of = days now but am not
reacting well physically to it. My BG is going up = when I take it insted of going down. I either
have a bad lot of insulin = or need a different type. About the depression, I was feeling that when
= I left the doctors office, but then I just turned it over to the Lord = because He knows whats
best for me and I didnt worry about it after = that. I took my first shot Friday night. Didnt ponder
it too long, just = prepared it, and poked it in without hesitating. Didnt hurt like I = thought it
would. Just dont like the idea of sticking things into me. = When I was little I had a dart that
stuck me in the back of my hand. = Also when older had a guitar string pop and stick through my
finger. = Ever since these things Ive been a little queezy about sticking things = into my body. But
God is good and gets me through it. Thank you for = listening. God bless you and hope you have a
Merry Christmas.
B."namaste" <[email hidden]> wrote in message =
news:TA0Fb.600377$HS4.4397903@attbi_s01... Brian
Taking insulin for the 1st time is hard...I remember waaaaaaaay back = when I was 9 i had to start
injections, now being 36 it seems like 100 = years ago. You will go thru periodic spells of
depression, it's natural = to do that...this is quite an adjustment. I always, always say and =
believe tho......we are truely lucky to have what we have...their are = other people in the world
that can't take a shot and go on with their = life....they are much worse off than we are . I wish
u all the best = with this adjustment and if you ever need to talk....u can email me = directly if
u want to.
Many hugs....and much understanding, Danielle
--=20
=
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~=
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
May you be filled with LIGHT & LOVE in your total being :0) = Namaste~ Danielle
"Happiness is not in our circumstances=20 but in ourselves. It is not something we see, like a
rainbow, or = feel, like the heat of a fire. Happiness is something we are." =20
"Brian Oakley" <[email hidden]> wrote in message =
"]news:[email hidden]... Hi All, Well, Im on insulin now, and Im depressed about
it. Gave myself = the first shot of Lantus. As a general ballpark, what can I expect to see =
from it? Its only been about 45 minutes now. Ill be monitoring my BG levels = but am wondering
if anyone has had any adverse side effects, etc. Ive also = seen on the ng that Lantus should be
refrigerated. Also, and most = importantly, what does rDNA orgin mean? Any help is appreciated.
Thanks. Brian
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Thank you for your kind words. = Ive been on=20 the insulin
for a couple of days now but am not reacting well physically = to it.=20 My BG is going up when
I take it insted of going down. I either = have a bad=20 lot of insulin or need a
different type. About the depression, I was = feeling=20 that when I left the doctors office,
but then I just turned it over to = the Lord=20 because He knows whats best for me and I didnt
worry about it after = that. I took=20 my first shot Friday night. Didnt ponder it too long,
just prepared it, = and=20 poked it in without hesitating. Didnt hurt like I thought it would.
Just = dont=20 like the idea of sticking things into me. When I was little I had a dart =
that=20 stuck me in the back of my hand. Also when older had a guitar string pop = and=20 stick
through my finger. Ever since these things Ive been a little = queezy about=20 sticking things
into my body. But God is good and gets me through it. = Thank you=20 for listening. God bless
you and hope you have a Merry = Christmas.</FONT></DIV>
<><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>B.</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=3Dltr=20 style=3D"PADDING-RIGHT:
0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px">
<>"namaste" <<A=20 href=3D""][email hidden]">[email hidden]</A>> wrote =
in message=20 <A=20
=
href=3D"news:TA0Fb.600377$HS4.4397903@attbi_s01">news:TA0Fb.600377$HS4.43=
97903@attbi_s01</A>...</DIV>
<><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#000000 size=3D2>Brian</FONT></DIV>
<><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#000000 size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#000000 size=3D2>Taking insulin for = the 1st time is=20 hard...I
remember waaaaaaaay back when I was 9 i had to start=20 injections, now being 36 it
seems like 100 years ago. You will go thru =
periodic spells of depression, it's natural to do that...this is quite = an=20 adjustment. I
always, always say and believe tho......we are truely = lucky to=20 have what we have...their are
other people in the world that can't = take a shot=20 and go on with their life....they are
much worse off than we are =
. I=20 wish u all the best with this adjustment and if you ever need to = talk....u can=20 email me
directly if u want to.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#000000 size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#000000 size=3D2>Many hugs....and much =
understanding, Danielle</FONT></DIV>
<><BR>--=20
=
<BR>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~=
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<BR>May=20 you be filled with LIGHT & LOVE in
your total being =
🙂 =20
Namaste~ Danielle</DIV>
<> </DIV>
<><BR>"Happiness is not in our circumstances <BR>but in = ourselves. It=20 is not
something we see, like a rainbow, or feel, like the heat of a = fire.=20 Happiness is
something we are." <BR></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE=20 style=3D"PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT:
5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px">
<>"Brian Oakley" <<A=20
=
href=3D""][email hidden]">[email hidden]</A>> = wrote=20 in message <A=20
=
href=3D""]news:[email hidden]">="]news:[email hidden]=
y.com</A>...</DIV>Hi=20 All,<BR> Well, Im on insulin now, and Im depressed about =
it.=20 Gave myself the first<BR>shot of Lantus. As a general = ballpark, what=20 can I
expect to see from it?<BR>Its only been about 45 minutes now. = Ill be=20 monitoring my BG levels
but am<BR>wondering if anyone has had any = adverse=20 side effects, etc. Ive also seen on<BR>the
ng that Lantus should be=20 refrigerated. Also, and most importantly, what<BR>does rDNA orgin =
mean? Any=20 help is appreciated.=20
Thanks.<BR>Brian<BR><BR></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>
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Beachnut
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15 January 2004, 14:15 UTC #7

Hi, I'm borderline for last year and a half, A1c of 4.7 but with bad diet can do a fasting Bg of
127. I had a car accident several years ago, fine now with steel rods in leg and arm, but in rehab
i had my own epiphany. There was me, a middle aged man screaming in pain and a small group of
spinal injuries envious i could still feel anything. Look into the eyes of a 17 year old quad, most
are young men that age, diving accidents, spring break, stupid stuff that I did once.. Anyway,
being laid up for a couple years, i gained a lot of weight, might have led to this trouble, who
knows. Point is, it's all relative, so many would give anything to settle for a DX of T2. For what
it's worth.
"Denise and Dave" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
"]news:[email hidden]...
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Hi Brian,
I'm new to Lantus also. Been on it for a week now. I started with 10 units and now up to 22
units. No side effects for me so far. Well, I do tend to get tired after it but who know's if
that's a side effect or not. My blood sugar was normally in the high 200's to high 300's. With
eating better,

and
Quoted message said:
increasing the insulin, I have woken up with levels at the normal range!

The
Quoted message said:
lantus starts to work in an hour and lasts up to 24 hours. You still have

to
Quoted message said:
eat good though to keep the levels within a normal range. My doctor says

if
Quoted message said:
I can't control the eating, then I would have to go on a fast acting

insulin
Quoted message said:
to control the sugars after meals. Lantus doesn't have a peak, it's a slow realease throughout the
day. Read some more on the Lantus page, I've

learned
Quoted message said:
alot. I've also bought some books to help me understand the monitoring and the roles food plays in
diabetic care. The one book I purchased was from

the
Quoted message said:
A.D.A that has been helpful. If you go to there site, there's a link to

it.
Quoted message said:
I'd be interested in chatting with you more.. I'm sooooooo confused

myself!
Quoted message said:
Good luck!
"Brian Oakley" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...
Quoted message said:
Hi All, Well, Im on insulin now, and Im depressed about it. Gave myself the

first
Quoted message said:
shot of Lantus. As a general ballpark, what can I expect to see from

it?
Quoted message said:
Quoted message said:
Its only been about 45 minutes now. Ill be monitoring my BG levels but

am
Quoted message said:
Quoted message said:
wondering if anyone has had any adverse side effects, etc. Ive also seen

on
Quoted message said:
the ng that Lantus should be refrigerated. Also, and most importantly,

what
Quoted message said:
does rDNA orgin mean? Any help is appreciated. Thanks. Brian

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