Forgot my insulin!

[Dannielle Howell]

Hi, new to the forum and quite newly diagnosed type 1 . I've been really good and taking my levels and insulin so far but this morning has just been one of those days and I've just realised I have left my insulin bag at home. I have zero time to go back and get it as I start work very soon. My question is, is there anything I can eat at lunch that I wouldn't need insulin for? My nurse told me at the start of I were to have a salad while at work I probably wouldn't need insulin as I have a very active job. Just want to get people's thoughts. Thank you.

 

[Robin]

Hi, new to the forum and quite newly diagnosed type 1 . I've been really good and taking my levels and insulin so far but this morning has just been one of those days and I've just realised I have left my insulin bag at home. I have zero time to go back and get it as I start work very soon. My question is, is there anything I can eat at lunch that I wouldn't need insulin for? My nurse told me at the start of I were to have a salad while at work I probably wouldn't need insulin as I have a very active job. Just want to get people's thoughts. Thank you.

Hello, and welcome to the forum. We've all been there, I can remember taking my insulin pen but forgetting a needle for it on several occasions. ( I now have a needle stuffed into a crevice of every bag I own)
You would probably get away with something proteiny, with a salad, for instance, a hard boiled egg, or cheese, ( a mini babybel for example) if anywhere round you sells them ( Pret a manger do hard boiled eggs and spinach in a pot, for example) Your body will convert the protein to glucose eventually, but a lot more slowly, which would allow you to get home after work and do a correction dose without too much of a spike, I'd have thought. Just avoid carbs, (including dressings on a salad that may have sugar in them)

 

[Sprogladite]

Can your GP fax you a prescription or something to let you pick up insulin/needles at a pharmacy if there is one nearby? If not the advice @Robin has given you is exactly what I would do in this situation 🙂

 

[PhoebeC]

Also most employers wouldn't mind letting you go home to get it. My boss once drove me home to get it, didn't even take us that long out of the day and used my lunch break to do it.

I have to eat otherwise it goes high! And even my low carb stuff like salads I need some.

 

[eggyg]

I know it’s probably too late now as lunch time is over but wanted to say I did the same a few weeks ago, had everything else except my NovoRapid. The only trouble was I was sat in the car at the seaside whilst my hubby was in the chippy getting our supper! So I had to eat it, rude not too, drive home really fast, we were 25 miles away and took it when I got in. Because it was a fatty meal I got away with it and I survived to tell this tale, it probably won’t be the first time or the last time it will happen so don’t worry unduly. Just don’t make a habit of it! 🙂

 

[Dannielle Howell]

Hi guys. Thank you for your advice. Just to update I ended up having two boiled eggs and spinach with a small salad. Got home and checked at 9pm and I was at 4.2 so very happy with that! Thank you for your help again!

 

[Northerner]

Hi guys. Thank you for your advice. Just to update I ended up having two boiled eggs and spinach with a small salad. Got home and checked at 9pm and I was at 4.2 so very happy with that! Thank you for your help again!

Good to hear 🙂 In case you are ever further afield and discover you have forgotten something, or something has broken, there is a Facebook group (if you use FB) called 'Help! We forgot T1 Kit! UK' that may be able to come to the rescue 🙂

 

[SB2015]

Glad it worked out well.
I ended up keeping spare insulin opens in the fridge at work for just such occasions. As Robin said, we have all done it. I just needed to make sure that I checked the dates on the cartridges.

 

[HOBIE]

Pleased 4U Dannielle. It was probably all the stress that kept you low as well😉