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Taking insulin two types but do not have test gluco meter. Im using same dose as in hospital. Is that safe?

Nurse said dont do it. Have not tested for 3 days. May not be able to for 2 more.

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  • Cammie
    Lv 7
    8 years ago
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    No, this is not safe.

    I cannot even imagine life with diabetes without a glucometer.I recently almost ran out of test strips. With so little info, My sugars were running my life rather than me.

    Thank Goodness my daughter had extra strips to loan me.

    Test often.

  • Jonah
    Lv 7
    8 years ago

    Maybe. You are running the risk that you'll have a low blood sugar and not know it; you're also running the risk that you'll need more insulin but not know it.

    However, insulin's been used since the early 1920s and blood sugar meters were not used at home until the 1970s. And most diabetics survived a lot longer than five days.

  • dan
    Lv 5
    8 years ago

    Insulin is needed in different amounts based on the food you eat, your level of matabolization, the temperature, and the fluctuating wings of a butterfly half way around the world. Your blood sugar varies, you need different levels or at least different timing of injection. Taking the same doses you received in one set of circumstances might be close, but it won't be right. Get a glocose meter.

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