LEVEMIR LEFT ON COUNTER FOR 12 HOURS IS IT OK TO USE

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milosmommy

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As title says stupid me forgot to put my vial in refrigerator after PM Shot.
Is it still good
I do have a pen but don't want to start that if vial still ok.
 
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It might be. It may depend on how warm your house was. I left a vial of lantus out while I was at work one day, but it was summer and the A/C was on. I used it and it was okay. Sorry if this isn't very helpful.
 
As I understand it, when people use the Pen they sometimes keep them in their purse or bag to carry with them for up to 30 days and they are fine. I have even heard of people leaving the vial on the counter. Now understand that a person would go through a vial or pen a lot faster than a cat, so I definitely wouldn't do that, because you will need to use the vial longer than 30 days. But I guess there is also a possibility that it won't last as long as it was at a constant temperature. My thought is if you start getting wonky numbers for no reason at all then I would think about starting a new pen.
 
I've done that with lantus and it was fine. I think lev is even a little less fragile. If you notice that the numbers are trending up after 30 days from the time it was left out it might be a little weaker.
 
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