Re: First time with insulin

[Guest guest]

Jim, congrats on your success of being able to stick yourself, and

having safe numbers! I remember the first time I had to give myself

an injection, I just knew I was gonna pass out, I'm the passout

queen. But, I didn't even feel it go in. Good thing, I had to do

injections with each of my three babies. So far, not an issue

in " regular " nonpregnant life, yet.

I hope your honeymoon can last longer, as well.

Debi

> I was diagnosed Type 1 a year and a half ago (due to a really low

c-

> peptide), but have been keeping my A1C below 6 with 2 mg/day of

> Amaryl, diet and exercise.

> Last Monday, I woke up with a cold/flu and felt really lousy. My

bg

> was 330. My eyes bugged out looking at the meter and I

interrogated

> myself about what I ate the day before. A little brown rice

wouldn't

> do this. Then I remembered the lecture from 18 months ago about

> having a 'sick day' plan. After another 250 reading the next

morning,

> I took the Humalog pen out of the cheese drawer in the fridge. It

> expires in a few months, so it was OK. Put a needle on the end of

it

> and stared at it for about an hour. Finally decided to 'touch it'

to

> my thigh and think about pushing it in. It slid right in before I

> knew it. 2 hours later I was 94. Used it 8 or 10 times over the

next

> several days, experimenting a unit or 2 or 3 at a time.

> Woke up this morning to a 100, 82 at 5 pm. Cold/flu gone and I

hope

> I'm back on my Type 1 honeymoon for a while longer, but I won't

> hesitate to use the pen as needed.

>

> Jim

[Guest guest]

I dread going on insulin. Sooner or later I'll probably have to do it.

Perferably later. Much later. Perhaps I'll get run over by a truck first.

Re: First time with insulin

Jim, congrats on your success of being able to stick yourself, and

having safe numbers! I remember the first time I had to give myself

an injection, I just knew I was gonna pass out, I'm the passout

queen. But, I didn't even feel it go in. Good thing, I had to do

injections with each of my three babies. So far, not an issue

in " regular " nonpregnant life, yet.

I hope your honeymoon can last longer, as well.

Debi

[Guest guest]

I know it may not seem so, but life goes on, even with insulin. I

have to tell you, not a day goes by that I am not grateful to be

alive, and that is with four injections a day! I have managed to

travel all over Europe and the United States, go to work every day,

fall in love, etc., etc. all with having to inject insulin. Now it is

about as exciting and dramatic as opening a can of soup or blowdrying

my hair...in other words it's completely routine and I don't even

think about it anymore. My point is, yes, it's terrifying, but I

swear life does go on. It's heartbreaking to hear that someone would

(even jokingly) rather get hit by a truck. Life is a gift, enjoy it.

Worry about the injections when that day comes.

Katja type 1 since '93

I dread going on insulin. Sooner or later I'll probably have to do

it. Perferably later. Much later. Perhaps I'll get run over by a

truck first.

[Guest guest]

Katja,

Couldn't agree more. My doc has been telling me that the minute she

was diagnosed, she would start using insulin if needed, whether she

might be type 1 or 2. It was a non-event that I had built up in my

mind. The ultimate goal is control, and longer-term quality of life,

no matter what it takes.

Jim

> I know it may not seem so, but life goes on, even with insulin. I

> have to tell you, not a day goes by that I am not grateful to be

> alive, and that is with four injections a day! I have managed to

> travel all over Europe and the United States, go to work every day,

> fall in love, etc., etc. all with having to inject insulin. Now it

is

> about as exciting and dramatic as opening a can of soup or

blowdrying

> my hair...in other words it's completely routine and I don't even

> think about it anymore. My point is, yes, it's terrifying, but I

> swear life does go on. It's heartbreaking to hear that someone

would

> (even jokingly) rather get hit by a truck. Life is a gift, enjoy

it.

> Worry about the injections when that day comes.

>

> Katja type 1 since '93

>

> I dread going on insulin. Sooner or later I'll probably have to do

> it. Perferably later. Much later. Perhaps I'll get run over by a

> truck first.