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Permalink Reply by Riette on May 27, 2009 at 3:02am

We use 3 a month, change whenever the resevoir is empty which is about every 3 days. We now have the best control ever... I wonder for how long :( Puberty..... I can see a rise in sugar when there's about 20 units left - I do not know why - perhaps it is because the insulin is older.

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Permalink Reply by David on May 27, 2009 at 5:06am

I had my ENDO write my Rx for 3 vial/month. I use about 65 U/day, change my site every 2 1/2 days, and the cartridge when it runs out. I lose a couple of units with each cartridge change cause there's usually a couple units left (not enough to cover the next meal) and there's about 10 U in the infusion set tubing. I don't always change the tubing when i change the cartridge though, only when the cartridge and site change line up in time. I hate to waste that 10 units. As a result i have a bunch of spare infusion set tubing hanging on a peg in my office. I'm saving them for some diabetic art project yet to be thought up. With all that, it leave me about a 500U margin each month which works out well in the long run. I have dropped vials and broke them, had insulin go bad from heat or some other unknown and I've not had to make an emergency call to the pharmacy to fill an order. Having some "spare" insulin is a must. Always better to have more than not enough.

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Permalink Reply by Denise Bevard on May 27, 2009 at 6:56am

I get 7 vails for 3 months--to cover primes and illness--have never run out this way (close once when I had a very bad sinnus infection)

I change site, tubing and resevoir every three days (skin doesn't like it if I go longer) Have had to cahnge resevoir earlier a couple of times when I've been sick--amazing how much insulin you can run through when ill....

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Permalink Reply by Sarah K on May 27, 2009 at 7:11am

I get 9 bottles / 90 day refill, but I went through them in 4 1/2 - 5 months, so.. maybe 1 1/2 to 2 bottles per month? I use 150u/3 days. The extra is if I get a bad bottle or lose some in a bad pod, etc...

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Permalink Reply by Linzie Wohletz on May 27, 2009 at 8:25am

I go through 2 vials in about a month and a half.

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Permalink Reply by Joy on May 27, 2009 at 1:26pm

Thanks everyone this helps a lot = )

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Permalink Reply by Cathy on May 27, 2009 at 1:39pm

I go through about six bottles a month and change my cartridge out every 21 hours.

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