Guest guest Posted February 20, 2012 Report Share Posted February 20, 2012 The Lantus SoloStar pen will cease to click if it's out of insulin. Like any pen. They come in a box of 5 pens, so your 10 unit daily dosage will mean your supply of pens will last something less than 150 days, allowing for using a couple units for priming. I'll share this, even though you won't be advised to do this by your doctor, but I replace the pen tip every 4 uses or so (what I do for my Humalog pen). I prime a new tip with a couple units, but not before each use. I have never had a problem, and I am saving valuable/expensive insulin. Dave ~~ Now available: THE ATTACHÉ! -- From Desert Breeze Publishing ~~ Visit: http://www.authordavidbond.com Upcoming releases: A TIME TO BUILD -- June, 2012 SWEET MUSIC -- October, 2012 A TIME TO HEAL -- February, 2013 OUT OF THE DESERT -- July, 2013 A TIME TO DANCE -- November, 2013 Lantus SoloStar Hello listers. I guess the inevitable necessity for me to start using Insulin has come so I have a couple of newbie questions. My Doctor has prescribed Lantus SoloStar pens that I'm supposed to use once a day with a 10 unit dosage. I've done some research on the product and from what I can understand, each pen holds about 300 units. Is that accurate? If I use 10 units per day I guess that's a month's supply but how does one know when the pen has actually run out of Insulin without not being able to see the contents of the pen? Is there some other sort of pen available that perhaps has a more accessible way of knowing or does one just have to keep track? Counting the clicks for the dosage doesn't seem to be an issue so I'm glad of that but if I find I have to increase the dosage at some point, I don't want to wind up injecting myself with an empty pen. In addition to the Insulin, I still have to continue with the oral meds which are 15MG Actos, 1500MG Metformin and 10MG Glyburide. Even though I lost a lot of weight, my A1c wasn't coming down from 9% so I guess it was time. Best, Rick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 20, 2012 Report Share Posted February 20, 2012 Hi Dave, thanks for that info and the tips. Much appreciated. Best, Rick From: blind-diabetics [mailto:blind-diabetics ] On Behalf Of dave Bond Sent: Monday, February 20, 2012 2:55 PM To: blind-diabetics Subject: Re: Lantus SoloStar The Lantus SoloStar pen will cease to click if it's out of insulin. Like any pen. They come in a box of 5 pens, so your 10 unit daily dosage will mean your supply of pens will last something less than 150 days, allowing for using a couple units for priming. I'll share this, even though you won't be advised to do this by your doctor, but I replace the pen tip every 4 uses or so (what I do for my Humalog pen). I prime a new tip with a couple units, but not before each use. I have never had a problem, and I am saving valuable/expensive insulin. Dave ~~ Now available: THE ATTACHÉ! -- From Desert Breeze Publishing ~~ Visit: http://www.authordavidbond.com Upcoming releases: A TIME TO BUILD -- June, 2012 SWEET MUSIC -- October, 2012 A TIME TO HEAL -- February, 2013 OUT OF THE DESERT -- July, 2013 A TIME TO DANCE -- November, 2013 Lantus SoloStar Hello listers. I guess the inevitable necessity for me to start using Insulin has come so I have a couple of newbie questions. My Doctor has prescribed Lantus SoloStar pens that I'm supposed to use once a day with a 10 unit dosage. I've done some research on the product and from what I can understand, each pen holds about 300 units. Is that accurate? If I use 10 units per day I guess that's a month's supply but how does one know when the pen has actually run out of Insulin without not being able to see the contents of the pen? Is there some other sort of pen available that perhaps has a more accessible way of knowing or does one just have to keep track? Counting the clicks for the dosage doesn't seem to be an issue so I'm glad of that but if I find I have to increase the dosage at some point, I don't want to wind up injecting myself with an empty pen. In addition to the Insulin, I still have to continue with the oral meds which are 15MG Actos, 1500MG Metformin and 10MG Glyburide. Even though I lost a lot of weight, my A1c wasn't coming down from 9% so I guess it was time. Best, Rick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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