Re: Any Type 2s on Insulin?

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I take fast acting insulin.

After I eat anything my numbers shoot up. So I take a shot before I eat a

meal.

If I have something that is very very low in carbs and i know that i will

walk after

I eat then i won't take a shot.

I test a lot more often since i started with the insulin. I test at

least 5 times a day, sometimes as much as 9 times. I also still take my

metformin, actos and glberide. I find that brisk walking helps bring down my

numbers

fast.

Barry

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Barryinbaywood@... wrote:

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> As hard as this may be for you to believe, it really does'nt hurt.

> Fear is why a lot of doctors don't push for more people to go

> on insulin.

>

> Barry

Thanks for the info. Do you have to test your BS more often? Dr.

mentioned a shot twice a day. Is that what you do?

Amber

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Barryinbaywood@... wrote:

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>

> I test a lot more often since i started with the insulin. I test at

> least 5 times a day, sometimes as much as 9 times. I also still take my

> metformin, actos and glberide. I find that brisk walking helps bring

> down my numbers

> fast.

>

> Barry

Wow, you are taking all that plus insulin? I'm getting the impression

from Dr.that if my husband has to go on insulin, he won't also be on Rx

drugs. We'll find out next week.

Amber

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Amber wrote:

> There is a possibility that my husband may have to go on insulin. We'll

> know after the lab test results. How difficult is this and what should

> we expect? I give a very good shot to horses but have never given one

> to a human.

>

> Amber

>

>

>

(You know - holding back the jackass jokes are physically painful. =P )

Depends on things like needle phobia. I've no problem at all with

insulin injections. Never had any. It's them blasted finger sticks

that get to me. After bathing, my fingers look like swiss cheese.

Also, things like mixing insulin can be complicated if you need to do

things like that. Like taking 15 units of NPH and 5 units of R in the

same needle.You want to make sure you don't accidentally mix insulins in

the bottles as well.

Both you and your husband should learn how to inject insulin. Either or

both of you may need to do it in the future.

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Amber wrote:

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> Barryinbaywood@... wrote:

>

> >

> > As hard as this may be for you to believe, it really does'nt hurt.

> > Fear is why a lot of doctors don't push for more people to go

> > on insulin.

> >

> > Barry

>

> Thanks for the info. Do you have to test your BS more often? Dr.

> mentioned a shot twice a day. Is that what you do?

>

> Amber

Another thing that varies. There are different types of insulin, such

as NPH which is slow acting. And R which is fast acting. In the

beginning, you probably want to test more often to see how the insulin

is affectiing you (husband). There are also different ways/thoughts to

taking insulin. Some check the BG level and then vary the insulin

accordingly. Others always take the same amount. Right now, I'm doing

10 NPH in the morning and 15 NPH at night. If the readings are really

high I add 5 R. Times can vary also. I do morning and night. Some

people do before or after meals.

Anyway, you probably should start out testing before the shot and , if

fast acting insulin, check about 15 - 30 mins later, if slow acting,

about 1- 2 hours later. These are all things that your doctor should

inform you about, but some forget things or take them for granted, so be

prepared to ask questions about anything. Especially at the very

beginning, when you have no idea how he will react.

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Chringle wrote:

> eck about 15 - 30 mins later, if slow acting,

> about 1- 2 hours later. These are all things that your doctor should

> inform you about, but some forget things or take them for granted, so be

> prepared to ask questions about anything. Especially at the very

> beginning, when youhavenoideahowhewillreact.BR

We always go with a prepared list of questions. Thanks for your repy

and your advice.

Amber

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I am a type 2 and have been off and on insulin....I could not get my

BS down at all even on insulin..it hovered around 300 for 6 months or

so, but I was having chemo for breast cancer...finally in June I went

off insulin, but at the beginning of Oct I started having foot

problems and I was so worried about having nerve damage that I went

back on it and this time it worked! I use lantus and humulin...lantus

at night and humulin with each meal...I'm still working with the

dosage, but my BS usually hovers around 200 now...it is not hard to

give the shots..it's a lot easier than the finger sticks..I

use " short needle " syringes, but have used the long needle ones, and

it's not difficult..the one thing I noticed about insulin is that it

made it easier for me to gain weight

How difficult is this and what should

> we expect? I give a very good shot to horses but have never given

one

> to a human.

>

> Amber

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Also, I was the most needle phobic person in the world. When I was

diagnosed, it took me hours to get up the nerve to actually poike

myself with the lancet device to test. It took about a week for it

to become second nature.

The insulin took me several days to try, but once I did it, hand

shaking, tears forming in my eyes, I realized that it reall didn't

hurt much, if at all. Sometimes it stings a little, but it really

isn't enough to talk about.

Delia