# Always learning - Diluting Insulin **URL:** https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/always-learning-diluting-insulin/11973 **Category:** Medicines **Tags:** insulin **Created:** [October 27, 2021, 3:12pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/always-learning-diluting-insulin/11973 "2021-10-27T15:12:05Z") **Posts on this page:** 1 **Showing post:** 2
### Author: ![Chris](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/chris/32/382_2.png) [@Chris](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Chris) #### Post date: [October 27, 2021, 3:29pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/always-learning-diluting-insulin/11973/2 "2021-10-27T15:29:39Z")
Ask and you shall receive: > [@How to get free diluent from Lilly](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/how-to-get-free-diluent-from-lilly/4050): > > I have posted some stuff before about diluting insulin. There are a lot of cool things that you can do with it. Like for example my micro-dosing pen that lets me give 0.10 units. (You can read Alex O’Meara’s article about it on ASweetLife, where he spoke to me and actually used a picture of my micro-pen [https://asweetlife.org/the-unmet-need-for-diluted-insulin/](https://asweetlife.org/the-unmet-need-for-diluted-insulin/)) Anyway, you can get free diluent from Lilly Pharmaceuticals, and it does not require a prescription. All you have to do is send them … > [@To Diluent or Not to Diluent](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/to-diluent-or-not-to-diluent/4164): > > I am creating a thread to discuss diluting of insulin for toddlers. I have in my possession a batch of diluent as well as some sterile empty vials. I’m ready to begin experimenting but wanted to get input from those who have done it. Best use cases? Mix percentages and their uses / benefits? When NOT to use it? Keep in mind that I’m a novice at this…I know exactly nothing other than the conversations had here over a year ago. My goal, or what I had in mind, when I ordered the diluent was … [https://asweetlife.org/the-unmet-need-for-diluted-insulin/](https://asweetlife.org/the-unmet-need-for-diluted-insulin/) --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/always-learning-diluting-insulin/11973)._