The video in You-tube was very helpful
By Kalyni2011
@Kalyni2011 (3496)
India
November 18, 2011 5:40am CST
Hubby has been advised to stop the diabetes medicines by mouth, we both took the same pills before food, but doctors at the Super Specialty Hospital advised him to switch over to insulin injections. He bought the Mixtard 30 FlexPen from the hospital Pharmacy. Normally when I or any member in our family needs injection to be pushed, hubby always does it because the compounder who comes to your home to push charges 30 rupees for a intramuscular and 50 rupees for an intravenous. More over you will have to call him several times.
These insulin shots are to be taken just prior to taking breakfast and again before supper. No delay, it may lead to complications and kill one. Lastly we had to take help of You-tube video, it was so helpful. He has gone our daughter’s home with the FlexPen. I am free of tension.
So who in your family pushes the injections or you need a person to push? Have you tried injecting yourself, say the insulin shots?
You have some one suffering from diabetes?
Please comment and share your valued opinion on my story.
Kalyani
18/11/11
God bless you
So who in your family pushes the injections or you need a person to push? Have you tried injecting yourself, say the insulin shots?
You have some one suffering from diabetes?
Please comment and share your valued opinion on my story.
Kalyani 18/11/11
God bless you3 people like this
10 responses
@SarahLizzie (25)
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18 Nov 11
My fiance is a Type 1 diabetic, and has to take insulin injections 4 times a day. When we first met, he used vials and syringes, which made me cringe. Though I am deathly afriad of needles in any form. He's been using the flexpens for the last 2- 3 years now, and loves them compared to the vial. The only problem he has is if he runs out of the penhead andneeds to use a syringe for the insulin, he needs to continue using syringes for the remainder of the insulin left in the flex pen because it messes up the pressure within the pen.
Though since my fiance has began using insulin injections, may of his symptoms assosicated with diabetes have become much worse. Which makes me wonder are these actually diabetes symptoms, or are they really side effects of the insulin.
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@PointlessQuestions (15397)
• United States
18 Nov 11
He could be insulin resistant. Insulin is a kind of 'transporter' of glucose across the cell membrane. If the cells become resistant, no matter how much insulin a person takes, it won't do any good. That is usually seen in type 2 diabetics..
I've known some type 1 diabetics who were very 'brittle' and it was almost impossible to control the symptoms of diabetes. My mom would pass out sometimes from getting 'low'... one time when we were sleeping she had a 'spell'.. and she couldn't call out for anyone in the house and she couldn't even walk she was so weak.. she crawled to the fridge in the kitchen and while on the floor she could only reach a pack of hot dogs so she ate a raw hot dog. She sat there until she was strong enough to stand up and get back to bed. Since that time (while she was still alive) she kept mints by her bed.
@neelia_lyn (2003)
• Philippines
18 Nov 11
If a diabetic person's insulin becomes so low, he could possibly suffer coma because of hypoglycemia. My aunt keeps chocolate or sweets in her fridge for emergencies like that, it's scary what diabetes can really do. So sorry about your mom, pointless, stay healthy and watch out your diet cause diabetes is not only from unhealthy lifestyle but can also be inherited. Cheers!
@SarahLizzie (25)
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19 Nov 11
We keep candy in our house at all times. But we have learnes orange juice is actually better for a sugar drop tham candy or regular soda. I have changed the diet of everyone in our household to help my boyfriend eat properly to help avoid sugar drops. He has only been using insulin for a few years, so I am still learning some things that work better for type 1 diabetics compared to type 2. My Grandmother, while living was a brittle type 2 diabetic, and I have to say different foods workes better for her body than they do for my boyfriend.
@daeckardt (6237)
• United States
11 Jun 12
Fortunately, I have never had to give myself any kind of injection. I know there are a lot of people who have to start taking insulin shots at an early age in America and they are given an orange to practice on so that they will know how to do it themselves. I don't think I could do it myself, but I guess that is mostly because I never had to. Are you saying that you are able to do your own now or that you need someone to come in when your hubby is gone or are you still on the pills? I hope all is going well for you!
@tigeraunt (6326)
• Philippines
19 Nov 11
hello kal,
i know it has been very difficult for the professor to be sick and feeling depressed with all those medicines be has been taking.
but i know how strong willed he is to become well and it is one very important attitude.
if insulin shots has made him feel better then i am very happy.
his trip to your daughter's would do him good. and will also be socially active again and also a good exercise.. going to and fro.
tried injections myself? naaaaaa. am afraid of injections. 
have a nice day.
ann
if insulin shots has made him feel better then i am very happy.
his trip to your daughter's would do him good. and will also be socially active again and also a good exercise.. going to and fro.
tried injections myself? naaaaaa. am afraid of injections.
have a nice day.
ann
@dorannmwin (36392)
• United States
21 Nov 11
My grandmother was an insulin dependent diabetic when she was alive and for many years she was able to give herself her own injections. However, in the last months of her life she got very shaky and that meant that she was not able to give herself her own injections. There were several times that she had me do it for her. At first I was really afraid of doing it because I was afraid that I would mess up, but it turned out that I was stressing over nothing because it was really easy to do.
@surekharathi (14146)
• India
18 Nov 11
Thanks for sharing this video but auntie in our family not fear from injections. Now uncle is feeling well nice. Take Care about you and uncle both.
@bubuth (1815)
• Philippines
10 Feb 12
My grandma have diabetes. She is afraid to inject insulin to her own body so she is always calling my cousin to come to her room and inject her insulin. Sometimes my cousin also automatically come to our grandma's room because she already know my grandma's schedule on what time she will take her insulin. On the first time that grandma will take her insulin she is shouting because she is afraid of injection.
@myfb2009 (8296)
• Malaysia
18 Nov 11
Hi Kalyni, it is that nowadays Youtube is very helpful. Before when my mom was having very serious diabetes complication, she needs to be injected with insulin. Me and my sisters takes turn to inject the insulin to her for only a few days. After her glucose had gone stable, she is back to only consuming tablets only. Now, she controlled her glucose level well, so only taking the tablets 2 times a day.
@jaiho2009 (39141)
• Philippines
18 Nov 11
dear maa,
Good to know that dada is doing fine now.
I never tried injecting myself any meds, but I did do injection to my cousin who is asthmatic since his mom is too afraid to do it.
Hugs to you and dada
Take care too maa and hope your health is doing fine always
Take care too maa and hope your health is doing fine always @neelia_lyn (2003)
• Philippines
18 Nov 11
Luckily, even if we haven't learned all things from school, or have limited knowledge, we have now the internet where we can search and learn. I help care for my aunt who was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes and I have been giving her insulin injections until her blood sugar came down to normal. Sadly, because of her diabetes which she has for about 10 years, things went complicated for her. She's now in dialysis 2x a week because of kidney failure. I hope your hubby gets better, must try to control his diet and comply with the doctor's orders so that there will be no complications. God bless!
@PointlessQuestions (15397)
• United States
18 Nov 11
Hi Kalyni,
The pen is good. I think my brother used to use one of those. However, he had to have 3 different kinds of insulin and the pen was just one of them.. he doesn't have to take any insulin now because he lost 147 pounds... anyway... what I was going to say is that it is easy to draw up and give insulin. I used to give my mom's all the time. I was a nurse, but even if I wasn't.. they teach you how to give your own injections.
I take Vitamin B12 shots each month. I taught my daughter how to give them to me, so I don't have to do it.
That is ridiculous to have to pay someone to come daily or twice daily to give shots. I don't blame you for not wanting to have someone come.
