23 years with T1D and I have never done this before! I’m telling you all about my recent experience of accidentally giving myself 10x the units of insulin I needed for breakfast. After sharing this story on Instagram in real time and getting tons of feedback from folks saying, “This happened to me too,” I knew I needed to share more about how it all played out.
Time Stamps:
- (02:46) The Story: How I Accidentally Gave Myself 10 Units of Insulin
- (05:30) The Click: The Moment I Realized What I’d Done
- (07:40) My First Step to Course Correct
- (10:45) The Food I Ate to Course Correct
- (11:45) Have Glucagon As a Backup
- (12:34) My Blood Sugar Results
- (13:44) The Emotional Drain
- (14:18) First Takeaway: I Didn’t Need the Carbs I Thought
- (14:36) Second Takeaway: Max Bulose Feature
- (16:28) Third Takeaway: You Have the Knowledge Within You
- (17:45) Fourth Takeaway: This Happens to So Many of Us
- (19:09) Fifth Takeaway: Slow Down
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