Recent Content by shirley56

Hi Jane, just thought I'd say hello from 1 newbie to another!! You certainly sound as if you have a postive attitude and that can only be good, take care, Shirley

Claire, I use 5mm needles too! Lot of people hate the finger pricker more, certainly hurts more wherever you do it ;-O haha

Hi ClaireG, No it isnt is it!! Well done you, you'll be a seasoned pro before much longer, it didn't take me long to get used to doing it, where do you inject? I use my tummy, plenty of padding there, lol. Shirley

Thank you all for the warm welcome. I do hope to be able to help others as much as ask questions for myself if you know what I mean!! I have to say I was very upset at the thought of injecting myself but it has been a lot easier than I imagined. Certainly easier than sitting down on a Saturday...

Just wanted to quickly introduce myself: :) I'm Shirley, age 55, have had T2 diabetes for some 6 years but am still learning!! Originally started on Metformin and the dreaded Simvastatin, progressed to 1000mg Metformin, 80mg Gliclizide, Simvastatin (still,lol), and for the last 12months on...