Does anyone know if there is one in the US used for children that I can get my endo to rx? And what it is called/manufacture etc.?
I asked them to rx a mini pen and they just sent me an rx for the normal kit which I have already. I want a mini dose that I can inject in case I have another non responding low where the sugar just isn't getting into me and I keep dropping- this happened last friday and I had to take 100g of sugar before finally I started coming back up at which point I spiked like crazy. I was very nauseous at that time and was having trouble drinking juice & eating.
We have been waiting for years, if there was a Glucagon pin on the US market I think many of us would have one.
It's easy to over correct, it has taken many, many, years for me to trust my corrections and not over eat. It can take time so I just have to tough it out. I don't think glucagon is going to be faster than glucose, but it will be a zero calorie correction.
I think you don't understand completely what happened, I was in an emergency situation, my bg kept dropping and I was getting very nauseated, weak and unable to drink/eat any more sugar but finally it started to come up after 100g or more of sugar and 1/2 hr or more… I though I was going to have to use the normal glucagon injection I have and or call an ambulance.
If I had been able to inject a small amount of glucagon it would have worked I think- someone here said there are mini glucagon injections for children in smaller doses that they used in this type of situation.
I don't know for sure what caused this because I didn't correct anything or make any mistakes as far as I know. My last fast acting dose was long before this low and it was only 1 unit or so. My bg fluctuates all over the place sometimes with no explanation. Glucagon is faster than glucose if the glucose isn't getting in to your system as far as I have read. I think something was going on with my stomach that was stopping me from absorbing anything. My am basal was probably kicking in too which started to drop me more.
Anyway I have since read that people in the US use syringes to give smaller doses of glucagon for the same situation in children. And someone is working on a glucagon pen too! The sooner the better, we definitely need it :)
