SRO
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- Type of diabetes
- Type 1
- Treatment type
- Insulin
Do you find slower release when you inject in your thigh?
I love the 'wouldn't inject where you wouldn't eat' and great way to explain it to kids!
I have heard the belly is much faster but sometimes if I want a correction bolus between meals I will use my thigh. BS goes down a little slower so it's easier on my body when there is no food involvedTbh, I have never noticed a difference in release rates between injecting in my thigh or stomach, but have heard that it is faster absorbed through your belly? Lol, thanks, it was the simplest way I could think of!
I've also got to agree with @ArtemisBow, it is more often waiters and waitresses that notice my testing and injecting, and I've found that they tend to ignore it. Or speak to my companion rather than me, which makes me laugh lol x
Personally I stopped when someone called me a "dirty smackhead" made me feel like in the future that's what everyone else thinks, I know that's not what everyone thinks but it's hard to get past it. I'm comfortable when out with friends but when I'm on my own I will just use the disabled toilets as they are the cleanest
That's very sad - don't let one person's ignorance (and rudeness) put you off.
Personally I stopped when someone called me a "dirty smackhead" made me feel like in the future that's what everyone else thinks, I know that's not what everyone thinks but it's hard to get past it. I'm comfortable when out with friends but when I'm on my own I will just use the disabled toilets as they are the cleanest
I've tried not too but naturally people tend to stare I know almost everyone is just intrigued but it's always in the back of my mind I have a friend who is also the same way because of the same reason.
First and foremost, never be ashamed to inject in public, its not asif your getting a smack fix, took me a long time to get over how simple and small minded people can be secondly let people stare, if they wanna be ignornant, let them its completely up to you if u wanna say something to those that are staring, ive done it myself "what? Have you never seen someone injecting insulin?" As diabetics, we need to develop a thick skin due to the ignorance of othersHi all,
I recently have found myself having to inject in public. Once I went to the bathroom but didn't like doing it in there. A second time I did it out where people could see. I obviously did it as discreetly as possible but some people did see and I got a lot of glares!
What does everyone else do in public? I'm stuck at what to do! I don't want to sneak off to do it but I don't want people looking and whispering about me when I do it
Alice x
I wouldn't know what to do without my insulin and my Diabetic Nurse she does wonders and helps me all the time she is great. xxxWhen I'm out for a meal I used to go the loo but I don't anymore as it's my medication and we all av to av it so I just inject by the table as I'm seated when my meal arrives I really don't care and folk can say wot they please it's my condition not theirs and it's a shame there's no cure for diabetes as it's a terrible thing to have but insulin is there to keep you alive
Well frankly they are lucky not to have to do these things to survive, so balls to them do what you gotta do its no one else's business!! Offer to take a pic next time anyone stares that normally makes them think twice or literally ask them in the most polite voice what their problem is, we hardly do it for fun, and never by any means do injections through any type of clothing that is just asking for infection and does a mile more damage to the skin xHi all,
I recently have found myself having to inject in public. Once I went to the bathroom but didn't like doing it in there. A second time I did it out where people could see. I obviously did it as discreetly as possible but some people did see and I got a lot of glares!
What does everyone else do in public? I'm stuck at what to do! I don't want to sneak off to do it but I don't want people looking and whispering about me when I do it
Alice x