I've been a diabetic for 20 years and in the last 4 months, I have taken my rapid acting by mistake - it's not only new people that make this mistake! You are not alone. Make an appointment with your Diabetic Nurse as soon as you can and address your concerns with them. They'll probably suggest something like - put a sticker on it, but hopefully something more useful. I don't think I got any valuable help in my first 10 years as a diabetic. Good luck.I’m new to diabetes type one. I had pre diabetes back in March and now I’m officially diabeticMy sister was also diabetic, sadly she died 2 years ago in her sleep.
BeCause of this coronavirus I haven’t had much help with learning how to look after myself. I was given my insulin and the consultant quickly ran through that I needed to start on a slow insulin release pen first at night using 10 units. He used a orange pen as an example how to remove air etc.
Anyhow I decided to start my insulin last night due to high reading in the morning of 8. I used the novorapid 10 units while I was 7.4 just as I went to bed as this was the orange pen. I woke up after an hour drenched in sweat, disorientated and bloods at 1.6. I managed to get back up after a worrying hour.
So it turns out I gave myself the rapid orange pen bY mistake and should have had the grey one my mum after loosing my sister is on my case and I wondered how long it took others to get proper diabetic training after diagnosis?
Hope you pop in to see someone. I have also made the basal/bolus error and had to stay up all night eating chocolate!Thank you. I wish I had taken this all more seriously and thought about it. It’s common sense now to have things next to me in my drawer and I wasn’t prepared at all. I sent my husband down the get me something sweet and he brought up a bag sugar. It did waste time when I sent him down again to get me something easier to eat lol... the. 111 said to get the honey and eat some tablespoons .
I don’t have a number for my consultant altho I work in the department next door at my local hospital. So should pop by. My bloods are usually 7-9 in the morning but generally 8, does this seem ok? The rest of the day I’m 6-10 with no insulin.
Sorry you all just get asked so often these simple questions.
They have no right to assume you would take all this in. It is easy to feel "I am a burden on the NHS". Diabetes of any type is clearly serious and the more informed a patient is, the more chance they have of not relying on the NHS. Good luck!Thank youI work at the hospital so will pop by and tell him. I’m a bit embarrassed, perhaps I should have read the label, the name gives it away, rapid
I’m new to diabetes type one. I had pre diabetes back in March and now I’m officially diabeticMy sister was also diabetic, sadly she died 2 years ago in her sleep.
BeCause of this coronavirus I haven’t had much help with learning how to look after myself. I was given my insulin and the consultant quickly ran through that I needed to start on a slow insulin release pen first at night using 10 units. He used a orange pen as an example how to remove air etc.
Anyhow I decided to start my insulin last night due to high reading in the morning of 8. I used the novorapid 10 units while I was 7.4 just as I went to bed as this was the orange pen. I woke up after an hour drenched in sweat, disorientated and bloods at 1.6. I managed to get back up after a worrying hour.
So it turns out I gave myself the rapid orange pen bY mistake and should have had the grey one my mum after loosing my sister is on my case and I wondered how long it took others to get proper diabetic training after diagnosis?
Here is a definition of the word disease: a disorder of structure or function in a human, animal, or plant, especially one that produces specific symptoms or that affects a specific location and is not simply a direct result of physical injury. The problem is that it carries a stigma which has been made worse by such things as STD's etc. In the real meaning of the word, it is much closer to condition.It's scary that that happens. Thrown in COVID and it's seriously scary. But there is this forum, finding this hopefully will help!
Curious though... Is it thought Of as it as disease not Condition? Sorry for hijacking!
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