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Poll Results   For how long do you use a vial of insulin?         Less than 1 week     2%     10         1 to 2 weeks     12%     62         2 to 3 weeks     15%     75         3 to 4 weeks     41%     200         4 to 6 weeks     19%     93         More than 6 weeks     7%     37   Total votes: 477

For how long do you use a vial of insulin? Poll dates: November 6 - 13, 2005 Total Votes: 477 Children with diabetes often use very little insulin. While insulin makers recommend discarding an opened vial of insulin after one month, parents -- and adults with type 1 diabetes -- often find themselves wondering why they're throwing out what looks like perfectly good insulin. Just over one quarter of respondents (26%) report using a vial of insulin for more than four weeks, down from 59% in 1999, when we last ran this poll question. Since then, there has been a significant reduction in the number of weeks for which people report using a vial of insulin. If you find unexplained high blood sugar levels after using a vial of insulin for four weeks, you should discard it because the insulin may no longer be effective. This table compares the results of this poll with the previous results: Answer   Nov 2005   Mar 1999   Less than 1 week   1%   1% 1 to 2 weeks   12%   5% 2 to 3 weeks   15%   5% 3 to 4 weeks   41%   26% 4 to 6 weeks   19%   26% More than 6 weeks   7%   33% Looking at this more closely, we see a seven day decrease in the number of days that people use a vial of insulin since March 1999. Assumptions are shown in vial days per vote. November 2005 Weeks Vial Days Number Reporting Total Vial Days Less than 1 week 4 10 40 1 to 2 weeks 11 62 682 2 to 3 weeks 18 75 1,350 3 to 4 weeks 25 200 5,000 4 to 6 weeks 35 93 3,255 More than 6 weeks 42 37 1,554 Average Vial Days 25 March 1999 Weeks Vial Days Number Reporting Total Vial Days Less than 1 week 4 17 68 1 to 2 weeks 11 44 484 2 to 3 weeks 18 44 792 3 to 4 weeks 25 195 4,875 4 to 6 weeks 35 199 6,965 More than 6 weeks 42 248 10,416 Average Vial Days 32 You can download this data in Microsoft Excel format [Return to the current poll]

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