1 During lag phase, bacteria adapt themselves to growth conditions. 2  It is the period where the individual bacteria are maturing and not yet able to divide. 3  During the lag phase of the bacterial growth cycle, synthesis of RNA, enzymes and other molecules occurs. During lag phase, bacteria adapt themselves to growth conditions. 2  It is the period where the individual bacteria are maturing and not yet able to divide. 3  During the lag phase of the bacterial growth cycle, synthesis of RNA, enzymes and other molecules occurs.
It comes with a transfer guard the blue piece at the top that is removed before inserting the reservoir into the pump. This assists with pulling the insulin from a vial into the reservoir. A reservoir can hold up to 300 units of insulin and is changed every two to three days when you change the infusion set.
A bottle is supposed to be fresh for 28 days after you take it out of the fridge and start using it. As long as it wasn't in direct sunlight you should be okay. Cold insulin kind of hurts when you inject it-I never store mine in the fridge except the bottles I haven't opened yet.