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Am a little unsure of injecting at the table as don t know anyone, and not sure what I will wear, however feel like a dirty junky sneaking off to the loo !
You do it all at the table and turn it into a topic of conversation with those you don't know. You'd be surprised how successful an intro it is, especially if you start with "If you don't like needles, please look away now!". Make it something interesting and engaging rather than something you are ashamed of. You'll be surprised how good an opportunity for education it is.After a year on insulin I find eating out one of the most difficult issues. I will do my BG testing immediately prior to the event, probably in the car. I do not want to inflict injecting at the table on any on-lookers and anyone other than close friends, which is a problem in busy and well-lit dining rooms. I usually end up in the loo, leaving my food to cool. Not ideal, and definitely a bit junkie- like. But, what else can you do?
I make everyone else eat their food in the restroom while I give myself an injection at the dinner table.But, what else can you do?
Hi @debsugsHi
I'm recently diagnosed on lantus and novorapid. I'm going to an awards dinner on weds and not sure what to do about insulin. If I do it before and tiny meal arrives then will be a little stuck, what does everyone else do in times like this?
Thanks
I usually inject after I've eaten that way you can go to rest room and do it in private without feeling embarrassed
I'm on a carb count diet so as I've been advised by a dietician this is my way of doing my insulin incase I decide to have more than my usual portion..each to their own!I wouldn't advocate doing that too often if you can help it. It will almost certainly cause large post meal spikes. I've discovered (as have many others) since using Freestyle Libre that I need to inject considerably in advance of what I had previously thought necessary in order to avoid spiking.
Sadly that doesn't change the reality of the situation. The majority of Clinical staff have never seen the evidence of continuous monitoring. Those of us who have will tell you that clinical advice to inject after a meal is wrong and results in significant blood glucose spikes.I'm on a carb count diet so as I've been advised by a dietician this is my way of doing my insulin incase I decide to have more than my usual portion..each to their own!
like I said the the previous each to their own!..what ever works best for the person but that's taking off the subject completely as it's not about how I inject and control my diabetes it works for me doing insulin this way my annual eye screening has detected slight diabetic eye I have only just started on the car count after meal injectionSadly that doesn't change the reality of the situation. The majority of Clinical staff have never seen the evidence of continuous monitoring. Those of us who have will tell you that clinical advice to inject after a meal is wrong and results in significant blood glucose spikes.
The old view that the current fast acting insulins worked within ten minutes is also wrong - most of us have noticed that they take half an hour or longer to start working when injected subcutaneously and around 10 mins when injected intramuscularly.
So while your dietitian may have told you that it is okay to inject post meal because you may want to eat more than you have accounted for, it is doing you more harm than good. You are better off taking the insulin before hand and then if you do eat more, injecting the extra post meal. It will significantly reduce the post meal spikes.
Apologies if this goes against what you thought you knew and what the "professionals" are telling you, but in this context they have very little understanding of what is really happening in a T1 body, and they also don't see the risks associated with high postprandial spikes that drop back 2-4 hours later. Retinopathy is a good example of this...
No it's not, but for the benefit of the OP, if, when eating out, you inject post meal, you will get significant glucose spikes if you eat a reasonable number of carbs in a meal. Where you can, it is always better to bolus beforehand, even if that is once the food has arrived.like I said the the previous each to their own!..what ever works best for the person but that's taking off the subject completely as it's not about how I inject and control my diabetes
like I said each to their own..I appreciate what you are saying but this way works best for myself for the time being..just hope the person asking for advice figures it out..No it's not, but for the benefit of the OP, if, when eating out, you inject post meal, you will get significant glucose spikes if you eat a reasonable number of carbs in a meal. Where you can, it is always better to bolus beforehand, even if that is once the food has arrived.