# Can I make diluted insulin myself? Info on diluted insulin turning cloudy?

**URL:** https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/can-i-make-diluted-insulin-myself-info-on-diluted-insulin-turning-cloudy/14072
**Category:** Insulin
**Tags:** diluting-insulin
**Created:** [August 21, 2023, 6:13pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/can-i-make-diluted-insulin-myself-info-on-diluted-insulin-turning-cloudy/14072 "2023-08-21T18:13:26Z")
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### Author: ![Eric](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/eric/32/9209_2.png) [@Eric](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Eric)
#### Post date: [August 28, 2023, 7:57pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/can-i-make-diluted-insulin-myself-info-on-diluted-insulin-turning-cloudy/14072/22 "2023-08-28T19:57:30Z")

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Hi @Hopper900, I got your message. 🙂

I posted the mixing instructions on a separate thread, just to make it easier to organize. Here is a link:

> [@Very careful insulin dilution instructions](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/very-careful-insulin-dilution-instructions/14089):
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> These instructions will seem ridiculously over-the-top detailed and meticulous to many of you. That’s fine. They are intended to be as ultra-cautious and careful as possible. It’s one thing if you go low or high. You know what’s happening and know what to do. It’s an entirely different thing when it happens to a 9-month-old infant, who can’t tell anyone if they are low or high, and doesn’t even know. Insulin and diluent look the same. And you can’t tell if you have 100% or 10% or anything in-b…

I hope you can share some pictures of little Henry with us. 😍

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