As part of our Diabetes Week questions, here's a question for people with type 2 diabetes who have gone onto injections -or are considering going onto injections.
How did (or do) you feel about switching onto injections?
Did/do you have any worries about going onto injections?
If/when you made the switch, how did you adapt to being on injections?
- was it easier or harder than you thought?
- was there any part of it that struck which you hadn't considered before going onto injections?
This question covers injections for insulin or for incretin mimetics like Byetta, Victoza and Bydureon
I felt OK at the switch over and had asked for it several years ago, but due to hospilization a month or so ago, I was put onto insulin. The switch over was no real problem, just getting used to the procedure but after a couple of days (I inject twice a day) everything was fine.
The problem I have at the moment it hypers. Out of 86 BG readings over the last couple of weeks, I have only been within target 21 times. I, my GP and the GP Reception, have tried getting in touch with the Diabetic team, but no one has contacted me since the first review over a month ago, I have bot been contacted. I had to call for an ambulance last night, s I was in the high 20s and have contacted my GP and diabetic team and waiting for someone to contact me.Last time I saw my GP, a week ago, he said that the team would review and I told him I just couldn't contact them, he said he would, but still not heard.
I have contacted them again first thing this morning, but if I haven't heard anything by the end of today, I shall contact the hospital Diabetic Team and see if they can get someone to talk to me.
This is all causing me a great deal of stress. Before I went onto insulin, I took my sugars a couple of times a week and I could always tell if I was within target, if I felt rough, I'd take my BG to check and was always right. Now I ave no idea withot testing.
I'm just hoping someone can sort this out so i can lead a 'normal' life again.