Made a mistake, but wow I am not sure how to keep from making it again.
 

I got lucky I didn't do this for more days than maybe two. I'm just
not sure how long I've been making this mistake. I know I replaced
the gabapentin medicine that was out on Wednesday night or Thursday
morning but not sure which.

I made the mistake of not double checking I guess which bottle I had.
I forgot that I had a extra bottle of medformin. And the two pills look
alike. But the really big problem is, I seem to have two different
manufacturers of medformin and didn't know this.
Ugh, so I've until last night, when I just luckily looked down at the
bottle. And didn't make the mistake of taking extra was taking
extra medformin.

But one of the biggest problems is that I seem to have been taking it
in the mornings too.

I am okay this morning. And got through last night, by making sure
I had extra sugar in my system. I had thought it odd the night
before that I needed M & M's or other candy.

And the night before that too, now I know why. I've always done what
my body told me too. So wow, but I'm lost as to how to make sure
I don't do this again.

I also am not sure what the signs of overdose would have been. But
my meter needs new unexpired strips.

I need to call my doctor, I had asked for them. But they never got
ordered. Now its a have too. Last night I found out what happens
when they expire. Luckily it wasn't life and death. I was just
going to double check it.

Donna:grouphug::hug:

Metformin does not usually cause low blood sugars that are serious.

You should however be testing daily ANYWAY more than once, for safety's sake.

Yes Mrs. D I know that. I need the strips back.

I have lost my last order. I did request new ones. But for some
reason my doctor didn't place the order. And I forgot to remind
him.

My bad, but I'll correct that tomorrow.

I think the biggest problem was it made me feel really bad.

Donna:grouphug::hug:

I am glad that you caught it when you did.
don't be too hard on your self...mistakes happen just pay closer attention.
just reminded me that I need to take my meds....
bizi

I'd suggest getting a red permanent marker and putting a BIG RED M on the cap of the metformin. That may help. Big enough
you won't need glasses to see it.

Uh, not sure I can make it big enough not to need glasses.

But like that idea.

I'm technically seem to be blind without my glasses from a distance.

I'm near sighted, so I can't see things far away. And its honestly hard
to see things like that.

But I don't take meds without my glasses on.

Donna:grouphug::hug:

I have taken different colored sharpies and color coded some of my medicines that look alike. (I kept mixing up my Seroquel and my Baclofen...not a good thing to do.)

I just color the whole cap whatever color it should be for the medicine.

Then on a piece of paper I write what the color is and what medicine is inside.

Then when I refill them I just look at the paper and color the cap... no more problems.

Maybe this will help for you..??
:confused:
Abbie

Hi.

Before I take my meds, I line them up on a clean paper towel from lightest color to darkest. I leave them for a few minutes and return to check again that I am taking the right ones before I swallow them.

Then I take them in order by color. It is the best system for me. (Every time I have bought a pill minder, I ignored it until I through it away or gave it to someone else.)

M

Medication confusion
 

With 38 pills per day, every 6, 8, 12,24 hrs a system is needed!
What works for me:
Med tops have a abreviated (few letters) written
I set out 5-7 empty bottles in front of me ( one for each day )and systematically add each med quantity, to bottles, moving meds from one location to another to make sure to get them all. This includes the supplements. Then I place the lids on that say 24 hrs meds. It saves time. Then I have a daily spiral of med reminder(2) that gets filled from one of the 24hr med container. I use a visual clock rotation on a clean washcloth, and place each med to its clock position to complete the day and move them into the spiral container. Example 5am, 7am, 11am, noon, 3 pm, 5pm, 11 pm and midnight. I also take a photo of the meds and their position, when anything changes.
Any change in color, sz, when the manufacture changes is noted. It happens alot with generics. These meds are for my daughter, she is notified when a med looks different. There are just too many meds to open up for each time frame or for every day. Dealing them out to the clock system is like dealing cards, so each med is familiar, as their dose, frequency. Needed refills are noted at least a week ahead of time, so when the pharmacy runs out I know how many days are remaining before it is a problem. I also try to order at 28 days, to keep more supply stock. As for med reminder, we use the multiple alarm system on the iPhone to remind her. She has been sick for 4years now. I make sure I am not too tired to pay attention to setting out the meds, since there's so many of them. She is alert enough to know what, why, and when she is taking the meds.
So meds are never forgotten. Hope this helps :)

Hope this helps...

Dear Donna,
The pharmacies near me will hand out four or five strips I believe. Check with your pharmacy.


Here are the signs of overdose:

http://diabetes.emedtv.com/metformin...-overdose.html

How are you feeling?
Go to your doctor's office to get your blood sugar tested. You could also go to an ER or urgent care center.


Give us an update when you can Monday.
M