If you find yourself having a hard time keeping up with your insulin dosing, the V-Go insulin delivery device may be a possible solution.
We Go For The V-Go!
What exactly is the V-Go? Have you heard of it? For individuals with uncontrolled diabetes, or for those that find themselves missing their insulin doses frequently, the V-Go may be something to discuss with your healthcare provider to help you get back on track.
If you find yourself having a hard time keeping up with your insulin dosing, the V-Go insulin delivery device may be a possible solution.
What Is It?
The V-Go is a disposable insulin delivery device that you wear for 24 hours. Every 24 hours you would place a new V-Go on your body. Those appropriate for the V-Go may just be on Lantus or Levemir that may need meal-time insulin sooner than later, or for those also on meal-time insulin and background insulin already. Instead of taking four injections daily, the V-Go allows you to only need one injection per day.
If you find yourself having a hard time keeping up with your insulin dosing, the V-Go insulin delivery device may be a possible solution.
No more Lantus or Levemir
The V-Go contains no programming, batteries or infusion sets; it only contains four easy to use buttons. Once you stick it onto your abdomen or back of your arm and insert the needle, you are now receiving your background insulin. You do not have to press any other buttons until it is time to take your meal time dose, which is simply done by pressing two buttons, after pressing the set of two buttons you would have received two units of Humalog or Novolog. For example, if you needed to take 10 units with meals, you would do five sets of clicks.
If you find yourself having a hard time keeping up with your insulin dosing, the V-Go insulin delivery device may be a possible solution.
20, 30 or 40
The V-GO comes in 3 different sizes, those sizes 20, 30, or 40 correlates with the amount of long acting insulin you needed previously. In addition, to the 20, 30, or 40 units that you would receive over 24 hours, you have up to 36 units of additional insulin to cover for meals. Even though you may be on much more insulin currently than the V-Go can hold, you may find that when you are on the V-Go you need less insulin.
If you find yourself having a hard time keeping up with your insulin dosing, the V-Go insulin delivery device may be a possible solution.
Interested?
If the V-Go sounds like something you would like to try, discuss with your healthcare provider or diabetes educator. Perhaps this is something that would help you get your glucose back on track, and make your life easier. Remember checking your glucose is the only way your healthcare provider is able to see how any regimen is working.
