Transcript
A (0:00)
Hello, friends, and welcome back to another episode of the Juice Box Podcast. Managing diabetes is difficult, but trying to do it when you don't understand the lingo, that's almost impossible. The Defining Diabetes series began in 2019, and today we're adding to it. Go to juiceboxpodcast.com up in the menu, click on Defining Diabetes and you'll see a complete list of all the terms that we've defined so far. If you or a loved one is newly diagnosed with type 1 diabetes and you're seeking a clear, practical perspective, check out the Bold Beginnings series on the Juice Box Podcast. It's hosted by myself and Jenny Smith, an experienced diabetes educator with over 35 years of personal insight into type 1. Our series cuts through the medical jargon and delivers straightforward answers to your most pressing questions. You'll gain insight from real patients and caregivers and find practical advice to help you confidently navigate Life with Type 1. You can start your journey informed and empowered with the Juice Box Podcast. The Bold Beginnings series and all of the collections in the Juice Box Podcast are available in your audio app and@juiceboxpodcast.com in the menu. Nothing you hear on the Juice Box Podcast should be considered advice, medical or otherwise. Always consult a physician before making any changes to your healthcare plan. Jenny, we are doing some new defining diabetes topics and I have one here. I'm going to start today with something that I just want to say outright I don't understand, and even if you don't feel comfortable defining it, like, you let me know, okay? But I have insulin concentration, like specifically U200 insulin, diluted insulin. Is there a way to explain it well enough so that people understand it without going in too deep and to be able to define it for them at the same time?
B (2:03)
I think so.
A (2:04)
Okay.
B (2:04)
I mean, if. If in general you understand the concentration of anything at 100%, right. This is the normal amount of something that you get in the set 100% dose. Okay. That's our normal and eons old U100 insulin. That's what we use today. Right. So any of your novolog, even our insulin, Novolog, Humalog, Apidra, they're all unit for unit. You get a unit of effect in one unit of volume, meaning how much you draw up into a syringe or dial up on an insulin pen, a unit gives you a unit of effect.
A (2:51)
Okay.
B (2:52)
When you talk about concentration, though, and you get more into what are either again, diluted insulin, which means that you take up the volume, you would need the volume in the number of units, but it's a smaller amount of insulin, because anytime you dilute something. Right. You make it kind of like dispersed almost more. Does that make sense? Right. And so if you dilute insulin, which is very common for little Littles or people who may be super ultra sensitive to insulin, diluting insulin gives you an easier way to dose a tiny amount in a volume that can be measured, especially in an insulin syringe.