I’m sitting at the kitchen table, mostly staring out the window. I have the empty box for my lantus beside the laptop, to remind me to call the pharmacy later for a refill. As I am sitting here, sipping my tea and trying to wake up, I’m reading the box. (It reminds me of how I would read the cereal box when I was having breakfast before school).
There are 100 units of insulin in 1ml of this medication.
One mililitre.
How small is that? Around the size of a medium grape? That’s a lot of medication in such a small space.
I know there are drugs that are way, WAY stronger, but I’m also amazed that such a small amount of something keeps me alive. A tiny fraction of something the size of a grape can be the difference between life and death for me.