Not a close relative of Maximus Decimus Meridius but if high blood glucose readings and slowly increasing Hba1c's have been my Emperor Commodus, then like Russell Crowe's ancient Roman alter ego, I have stuck the knife in them and am off to a better place.
The purpose of this post is not to recount the greatness of the film Gladiator but to sound a reminder to people about rotating injection sites. Probably teaching a few of you to suck eggs but after 6 years of over reliance on the fatty ring around my middle, lipohypertrophy and the belief that I had no other feasible sites in which to inject, I have been taught otherwise. A very helpful diabetes nurse gave me some 4mm needles to try in the area around my buttocks and buttocks themselves. Now, I am not quite as well sculpted as the afore mentioned Mr Crowe in this area but from running do have a decent set of glutes. So I was sceptical. However, the results are, to quote the youth of today "totes amazeballs". Can't believe I said that.
I was going to increase my lantus as my morning readings were in the 7's and 8's, however, since starting on the posterior I have been in the 5's every single morning. I am getting great readings and having to be wary of hypos. It's been a few years since I needed to snack mid morning and afternoon to keep me at a good level but those days are back. I don't know how long I will get out of this new area before I resemble a baboon and am going to be very careful as I don't want to end up with ghetto booty!
For now though, it's been a great move and a top lesson in rotation.
Oh, think I'll start sit-ups tonight as the old excuse of needing fat around my middle for injecting purposes is now redundant. And, I have to end my lunch two mins early now to go inject in the toilet - they don't like it when you just drop your trousers for some reason. Discrimination I tell you.
The purpose of this post is not to recount the greatness of the film Gladiator but to sound a reminder to people about rotating injection sites. Probably teaching a few of you to suck eggs but after 6 years of over reliance on the fatty ring around my middle, lipohypertrophy and the belief that I had no other feasible sites in which to inject, I have been taught otherwise. A very helpful diabetes nurse gave me some 4mm needles to try in the area around my buttocks and buttocks themselves. Now, I am not quite as well sculpted as the afore mentioned Mr Crowe in this area but from running do have a decent set of glutes. So I was sceptical. However, the results are, to quote the youth of today "totes amazeballs". Can't believe I said that.
I was going to increase my lantus as my morning readings were in the 7's and 8's, however, since starting on the posterior I have been in the 5's every single morning. I am getting great readings and having to be wary of hypos. It's been a few years since I needed to snack mid morning and afternoon to keep me at a good level but those days are back. I don't know how long I will get out of this new area before I resemble a baboon and am going to be very careful as I don't want to end up with ghetto booty!
For now though, it's been a great move and a top lesson in rotation.
Oh, think I'll start sit-ups tonight as the old excuse of needing fat around my middle for injecting purposes is now redundant. And, I have to end my lunch two mins early now to go inject in the toilet - they don't like it when you just drop your trousers for some reason. Discrimination I tell you.
