# I Forgot to Take My Tresiba! **URL:** \ **Category:** Tresiba\ **Created:** [December 18, 2019, 8:58pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/i-forgot-to-take-my-tresiba/8918 "2019-12-18T20:58:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![docslotnick](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/docslotnick/32/75_2.png) [@docslotnick](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/docslotnick)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2019, 8:58pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/i-forgot-to-take-my-tresiba/8918/1 "2019-12-18T20:58:38Z")
Yesterday morning I was in a daze. In my compromised state I neglected to take my morning dose of 42u of Tresiba. Of course I had no recollection of not taking it. ![Screenshot_20191218-144405_xDrip](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/fudiabetes/original/2X/5/5d688cd49c77abb40b2cf0313a956c63d975d3ef.jpeg) All hell broke loose at about 11pm. All I had to eat for dinner was a couple of eggs, bacon and sausage, but my Bg went sky high. Between 11 pm and 9 am I took 100u of Novolog, to no avail. At 9 am I went to take Tresiba and noted the Timesulin cap read 48 hours! No more wondering why I had that irremediable high. I hope I don’t forget my Tresiba again. ---
**Author:** ![CatLady](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/catlady/32/36_2.png) [@CatLady](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/CatLady)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2019, 9:00pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/i-forgot-to-take-my-tresiba/8918/2 "2019-12-18T21:00:53Z")
Oh, Doc, hope you’re feeling better today!!! ---
**Author:** ![Sam](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/sam/32/10595_2.png) [@Sam](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Sam)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2019, 9:48pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/i-forgot-to-take-my-tresiba/8918/3 "2019-12-18T21:48:24Z")
100u of novolog… wow… ---
**Author:** ![docslotnick](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/docslotnick/32/75_2.png) [@docslotnick](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/docslotnick)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2019, 9:51pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/i-forgot-to-take-my-tresiba/8918/4 "2019-12-18T21:51:34Z")
@Sam Desperate times call for desperate measures. I had a rebound low at about 11 am this morning. ---
**Author:** ![Tapestry](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/tapestry/32/4434_2.png) [@Tapestry](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Tapestry)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2019, 3:28am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/i-forgot-to-take-my-tresiba/8918/5 "2019-12-19T03:28:18Z")
@docslotnick I’m glad you got through that and it sounds like you’re back to your old self! ---
**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:** [December 19, 2019, 3:29am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/i-forgot-to-take-my-tresiba/8918/6 "2019-12-19T03:29:37Z")
@docslotnick I have posted a few things on ways to remember the dose. Even when it is a daily thing, sometimes it can be forgotten Can you tell me about your routine, how you take it? Are you always using a new needle? Do you take it in the morning? This can be useful. Just to see the needle **still** in the pill container tells you that you did not take it! > **[Amazon.com: Pill Organizer with alarm : Health & Household](https://www.amazon.com/PO-002-B-Pill-Organizer-with-alarm/dp/B072M4W9KJ)** > > Buy Pill Organizer with alarm on Amazon.com ✓ FREE SHIPPING on qualified orders Reference link: > [@Daily basal reminder](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/daily-basal-reminder/1722): > > If you are using a pen with a needle for your basal shots, something like this can be used to make sure you don’t forget. Instead of pills, put your pen needles in the pill compartment. Then each day you will see if you have taken the needle out and used it for your basal pen. If you get in the habit of swapping out your needle each morning or night, you will always know if you remembered to take your basal shot. This one even has an alarm, so it’s extra helpful for reminding!! wink For @T… ---
**Author:** ![Tapestry](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/tapestry/32/4434_2.png) [@Tapestry](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Tapestry)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2019, 3:33am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/i-forgot-to-take-my-tresiba/8918/7 "2019-12-19T03:33:24Z")
> [@Eric](#): > > Just to see the needle **still** in the pill container tells you that you did not take it! What a great idea! … for those who don’t reuse needles! This might even be a game-changer for those who don’t change needles, to begin to change needles, lol. ---
**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:** [December 19, 2019, 3:38am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/i-forgot-to-take-my-tresiba/8918/8 "2019-12-19T03:38:41Z")
Right, even if you don’t change the needle, just seeing the needle still in the compartment later in the day tells you that you didn’t take your basal! If you reuse the needle, you simply take the new needle out of the compartment after doing your basal. ---
**Author:** ![Tapestry](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/tapestry/32/4434_2.png) [@Tapestry](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Tapestry)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2019, 3:40am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/i-forgot-to-take-my-tresiba/8918/9 "2019-12-19T03:40:46Z")
> [@Eric](#): > > If you reuse the needle, you simply take the new needle out of the compartment after doing your basal. Perfect! ---
**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:** [December 19, 2019, 4:17am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/i-forgot-to-take-my-tresiba/8918/10 "2019-12-19T04:17:00Z")
Sorry everyone, the Amazon link I posted shows that it is unavailable. Here is a different one that looks kind of flexible, and it has an alarm. The main thing is to find one that will be big enough to fit the needle. > **[Amazon.com: 7 Days Pill Dispenser Organizer with Reminder Alarm - CozyCabin...](https://www.amazon.com/Days-Dispenser-Organizer-Reminder-Alarm/dp/B07WF5NTBV/)** > > Buy 7 Days Pill Dispenser Organizer with Reminder Alarm - CozyCabin Portable Travel Vitamins Medicine Box Case(Rainbow) on Amazon.com ✓ FREE SHIPPING on qualified orders ---
**Author:** ![Sam](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/sam/32/10595_2.png) [@Sam](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Sam)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2019, 4:13pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/i-forgot-to-take-my-tresiba/8918/11 "2019-12-19T16:13:04Z")
A battery powered alarm clock is a pretty good reminder, I only resort to that during exceptionally hectic times when I just can’t remember anything… that in combo with the timesulin caps is pretty bulletproof… Though I’ve encountered more than a few glitches with the timesulin caps… sometimes they just zero out on their own free will without being opened, which of course defeats their purpose ---
**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:** [December 19, 2019, 4:34pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/i-forgot-to-take-my-tresiba/8918/12 "2019-12-19T16:34:07Z")
> [@Sam](#): > > Though I’ve encountered more than a few glitches with the timesulin caps… I had one that was kind of loose and would reset itself a lot. That actually made it worse than not having the cap and not having a “timestamp” on a dose. I am not sure if this applies in the sea, but I believe in the idea that “No information is better than bad information”. And I guess it depends on the situation. But for the timesulin caps, I stopped using it because of the frequently incorrect info it was giving me. ---
**Author:** ![Sam](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/sam/32/10595_2.png) [@Sam](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Sam)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2019, 4:51pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/i-forgot-to-take-my-tresiba/8918/13 "2019-12-19T16:51:39Z")
Yeah they need to bump up their quality control a little. It’s a great concept just a mediocre execution ---
**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:** [December 19, 2019, 4:59pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/i-forgot-to-take-my-tresiba/8918/14 "2019-12-19T16:59:01Z")
And on the philosophical side of things, is “no information” better than “bad information”? ---
**Author:** ![Sam](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/sam/32/10595_2.png) [@Sam](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Sam)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2019, 5:02pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/i-forgot-to-take-my-tresiba/8918/15 "2019-12-19T17:02:28Z")
That’s debatable… it depends on the users ability to recognize bad information… which varies widely from one person to the next in different situations ---
**Author:** ![docslotnick](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/docslotnick/32/75_2.png) [@docslotnick](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/docslotnick)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2019, 5:49pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/i-forgot-to-take-my-tresiba/8918/16 "2019-12-19T17:49:41Z")
@Eric I have a big cup of coffee right after I take my morning meds, including Tresiba. The coffee reminds me, and I can’t function without a cup of coffee, so it’s _almost_ foolproof. I don’t know how it got by me, but I guess that’s just a symptom of getting old 😟 ---
**Author:** ![Jan](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/jan/32/7539_2.png) [@Jan](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Jan)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2019, 6:07pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/i-forgot-to-take-my-tresiba/8918/17 "2019-12-19T18:07:09Z")
I have had the problem of driving down the driveway and turning towards work, and then suddenly not being able to remember if I took my shot. Now I have a pre-shot routine that includes calculating my dose, writing it in my log and then taking the shot and writing the time I took it. This also helps knowing when to eat when I “pre-bolus”. I did have an incident in the past where I mixed up the Lantus and Humalog at night and took 15 u of Humalog.😲 Before Dexcom, so had to stay up all night and shovel glucose in. Now I keep Lantus in the bedroom away from Humalog. Scary. ---
**Author:** ![Jan](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/jan/32/7539_2.png) [@Jan](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Jan)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2019, 6:13pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/i-forgot-to-take-my-tresiba/8918/18 "2019-12-19T18:13:53Z")
@docslotnick Just the other day I had a bad low and despite my attempt not to, I over treated. Ended up at 300. So at dinner I corrected, took Humalog for the food and for the correction. The correction insulin did nothing, and I ended up back where I started. Always hard to get those really high highs down. ---
**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:** [December 19, 2019, 7:48pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/i-forgot-to-take-my-tresiba/8918/19 "2019-12-19T19:48:28Z")
> [@Jan](#): > > I did have an incident in the past where I mixed up the Lantus and Humalog at night and took 15 u of Humalog.😲 Before Dexcom, so had to stay up all night and shovel glucose in. Ugh, that sounds horrible! Was it from a pen? That was one nice thing about the old-school NPH. It was cloudy, so you always knew which one was the NPH. I am guessing you took a few NPH injections back in the day too, huh? ---
**Author:** ![Jan](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/jan/32/7539_2.png) [@Jan](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Jan)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2019, 8:09pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/i-forgot-to-take-my-tresiba/8918/20 "2019-12-19T20:09:54Z")
@Eric Yes, I took my share of NPH! 🙂 It always made me feel like I was “chasing” the insulin, or having to eat to keep up with the insulin. The mix up between Lantus and Humalog was with a syringe (which is what I still use). Now I keep them in separate rooms, the Lantus in the bedroom since I take it at night, and that puts an end to mixing them up. [Next page](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/i-forgot-to-take-my-tresiba/8918.md?page=2)