White residue in my slin pen???

[Emondo]

I got a humalog pen but there's a white residue settled in it. Any ideas what happened it? will i throw it away or is it ok to use?

[Isma]

Hi bro,

In the prospectus (leaflet) you can found a warming about this waste, it says that you MUST THROW the pen with the insulin in case of found it (the white residue) and never should be applied.

PS: I'm translating from a Spanish leaflet, so maybe it's not the literal words that appeared in the English version, but the warming it's about the same.

[Isma]

4. Inspect the appearance of the Humulin 70/ 30 suspension to make sure the contents look uniformly cloudy or milky. If not, repeat the above steps until the contents are mixed. Do not use a Humulin 70/ 30 Pen if there are clumps in the insulin or if solid white particles stick to the walls of the cartridge.

*Humulin 70/30 - Clinical Pharmacology

*Guide for Storage of Insulin

[gixxerboy1]

4. Inspect the appearance of the Humulin 70/ 30 suspension to make sure the contents look uniformly cloudy or milky. If not, repeat the above steps until the contents are mixed. Do not use a Humulin 70/ 30 Pen if there are clumps in the insulin or if solid white particles stick to the walls of the cartridge.

*Humulin 70/30 - Clinical Pharmacology

*Guide for Storage of Insulin

thats for 70/30 insulin. different insulin

I'm a diabetic and never seen humolog get a residue in it. I would throw it out also. How do you store your pins?

[Isma]

Yeah, I know they're different insulins.

The residues are the same... I don't have here the humalog leaflet, but I can tell that appears the same warming.

[Emondo]

I store it in the fridge but I dont know if it was kept in the fridge before I bought it. I'll just throw it. Thanks

[ScotchGuard02]

It's better to play it safe.

[Isma]

It's better to play it safe.

And more with insulin.