Type 2 Diabetes Management

Type 2 Diabetes Management with Timesulin

Posted on September 16, 2011 by Lu Young RN

On average, half of diabetics skip doses or otherwise mess up their medication regimen. This is causing a problem in line with a national crisis costing billions of dollars in extra hospital stays, poor health, and missed work.  A new product, type 2 diabetes management with Timesulin, that helps diabetics remember to properly take their insulin will be released in November in Europe.

A new product in the management of insulin-dependent diabetes, launching today, offers patients significant relief through an incorporated timer that tells them how long it’s been since their last insulin injection. Called Timesulin, this innovative ‘smart cap’ marks the first major step forward from the insulin pens that have been a feature of diabetes management since their release twenty years ago.

Timesulin greatly reduces the chance of a missed or double insulin shot – a major concern for health care practitioners and patients alike. That’s why the product has already generated excitement amongst established names in the diabetes field in Europe, including Dr Åke Sjöholm, Chief of the Diabetes Research Unit at Sweden’s Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm. “Due to the habitual nature of insulin administration patients often forget whether or not they had injected their insulin dose,” Dr Sjöholm noted. “We regard this as a major challenge in managing diabetes and welcome the timely arrival of an innovative solution like Timesulin.”

“The idea was born out of my own frustration as a diabetic of over 25 years,” said Timesulin co-founder John Sjölund. “I manage my insulin injections with insulin pens and know all too well that a missed shot leads to raised blood sugar levels and causes drowsiness and body aches. At the same time, an accidental double dose has the opposite effect: blood sugar levels plummet, bringing on sweats and it can even cause a severe long & short term health complications. But mostly, it causes daily anxiety. I hate that. People with diabetes need a simpler way of knowing if they took their insulin, and when.”

Timesulin carries the CE mark, works with all major insulin pens, requires no change in habit and works straight out of the package without any programming required. Retailing at £25 for a pack of two replacement caps, Timesulin will be available to customers throughout the EU, including in the UK, from mid-November 2011.

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According to Dr. Ruth Parker of Emory University, “one reason is the general confusion surrounding drugs.”

So what can you do until, type 2 diabetes management with Timesulin is available?  Follow these simple medication guidelines:

1.  Fill all prescription medications at the same pharmacy.  One pharmacist will then know all of the medications that you are taking and can quickly spot interactions and problems.

2.  Tell both your doctor and your pharmacist of all of the over-the-counter medications and herbal preparations that you take.

3.  Ask until you understand the purpose of each and every medication that you take, how to take it, when to take, and all expected side effects.

4.  Ask if the medication can be taken with or without food.

5.  Ask how long you have to take this medication.

6.  Ask what to do if you forget a dose or accidentally take a double dose in one day.

Don’t be afraid to keep asking all of these questions until you understand everything.  Do not be afraid to be a pest.  To take any medication properly, you must understand them.

So until type 2 diabetes management with Timesulin is available, try to take your medications at the same time every day.  Try to tie the timing to an event such as putting on your shoes in the morning, eating lunch, or going into the kitchen.  Reinforce this timing to the event over and over again until it becomes second nature.