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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Cumbrianjudith" data-source="post: 2751744" data-attributes="member: 309126"><p>Some 11 years ago I became type 3c diabetic and needed insulin but for first year had to get husband to do the injections as needle phobic if I have to do the injection into myself…not so bothered if others do it, as long as don’t look. It’s to do with my ability not to go deep into the body, not the blood. My husband did them in my bottom so didn’t have to look, until I went into hospital for a gallbladder removal and there nurses claimed they didn’t know how to do it so I had to do it myself.. doing it in the dark to start… reality not so bad as the modern insulin pens are designed not to go far into the flesh….my phobia, and more recently though had got used to self injecting insulin could not do B12 as in normal syringe with small needle ( incidentally the most painful injections I’ve ever had that husband did in bottom,don’t know why, had me biting on cushions, screeching …not surprising gave them up!). Now on Toujeo and Fiasp instead of Humulin which I find much easier to use as the actual mechanism in the plastic ‘screw’ is so much better don’t need the effort to get insulin liquid in. Husband also did the first 3 Libre Freestyle sensors too…now no bother for me even got used to sharp clunk as the filament goes in….it is not a needle…have a play with one when old one is removed.</p></blockquote><p></p>

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