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Message: <blockquote data-quote="BooJewels" data-source="post: 1069646" data-attributes="member: 181094">I hear you [USER=113749]@LucySW[/USER] - I wish I'd realised how easy insulin pens made administering insulin.  I still had visions of using a long needle and syringe with bottles of insulin that my T1 friend at school had done.  In reality, injecting insulin is no more time-consuming or difficult than running a glass of water to swallow pills *.  I had to concentrate initially on the various stages to ensure that I did it right and didn't forget any stage, but it soon became habit.After recent difficulties with my insulin the DN mooted the idea that maybe I could go back and try meds again - but I have chosen to stay on insulin as it has simply been so much better for me.  Like I said earlier, I wish I'd done it sooner.* I make that comment as a long term T2 on a simplified regime, I fully appreciate that a T1 has entirely different considerations.</blockquote>

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