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Depending on what I eat, I need different ammounts of insulin, and adjust the dose acordingly using my insulin pen and needle. How does one adjust the dose in
by bem94 8y ago
Depending on what I eat, I need different ammounts of insulin, and adjust the dose acordingly using my insulin pen and needle.
How does one adjust the dose in a pill? Do I take more or fewer pills?
They mention the insulin is "freeze dried". What does this mean in practice? Do I need to carry around a climate controlled box with my insulin in?
- billfruit 8y agoFreeze dried foods usually remain stable at room temperature and do not require refrigeration/heating once freeze drying is completed.
- bobochan 8y agoPeople that are pancreatic insufficient take replacement enzymes in capsule form and the dose is based on their size and the amount of fat in the meal that they are eating. There is a learning curve when they start but they get pretty adept at guessing how many capsules to take.
- jayalpha 8y ago"freeze dried" "Freeze drying is a water removal process typically used to preserve perishable materials, to extend shelf life or make the material more convenient for transport. Freeze drying works by freezing the material, then reducing the pressure and adding heat to allow the frozen water in the material to sublimate." You freeze it or shock freeze it and then "distill" the water of in vacuum. The ice goes into the vapor phase, skipping the liquid phase. This process is called sublimation and part of each first year high school chemistry curriculum. The substance, insulin or other peptides, will be stable after this at room temperature for some time.