Initially I was very fearful of switching from tablet meds to injections.
Not with a fear of needles thing - but with my inability to tollerate medication etc...
Tablet meds had been very hit and miss with myself - either I couldnt tollerate them
or the ones that I could FAILED to get my BG levels down !!!
It was very frustrating and traumatic for me in terms of time [12months of being tried on every
pill/tablet going!]
Then had them pushing the suggestion of straight onto lanctus insulin for me .
Read up on it and refused lanctus - so they offered me levemir insulin , within 3 months of using
levemir developed large wide spread abdomen area, painful lipos .
A reaction to the preservatives in the levemir insulin.
So another intollerance :evil:
I stayed up for 48hrs - trawling the internet for an alternative that 'would' work with myself.
Spoke with jenny at IDDT and setttled on hypurin porcine isophane, as being the
best option to try again with .
Went to vist my DSN armed to the hilt with all my bumpf and info collected over the 48hrs...
Plus bags under the eyes from being up over 48hrs plus the stress and worry of it all too
roblem:
To my amazement she agreed to let me try this option.
Here I am still happily using it without any severe side effects
It has got my BG levels down and am settled in my own regime and routine now :thumbup:
I far prefer to inject now than take a tablet as it seems I can tollerate this routine far better .
The lowered blood sugar levels using injected insulin is far more effective for 'ME' than any of the tablet meds
I tried.
I feel much better in my health and wellbeing for the change onto injections.
Wish I had done this much sooner actually, rather than being messed about with for the 12months previously :evil:
Anna.