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Needle free help

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bachstrad

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Type of diabetes
Type 2
Treatment type
Tablets (oral)
I've been diabetic 10 years + and now it seems I should be going onto Insulin. I need an alternative to needles and I find an alternative on google but it's never mentioned at my doctors. The nearest I get is being told it "may" be available in months/years to come so nothing changes. I know I need to grow up etc etc but the fact is there ARE needle free injections out there. Anybody else having a problem getting help from their doctor ?
 
Hi. I think you will find the needle free injections are really not available yet and are very much a research item. I'm afraid you will need to face up to needles like we all have who are on insulin. Do you have a needle phobia or just are worried about pain and nuisance etc? Modern needles are usually now only 4mm long and very thin. Can I ask whether you are a T2 with excess weight and how old you are? What sort of diet do you have?
 
bachstrad said:
I've been diabetic 10 years + and now it seems I should be going onto Insulin. I need an alternative to needles and I find an alternative on google but it's never mentioned at my doctors. The nearest I get is being told it "may" be available in months/years to come so nothing changes. I know I need to grow up etc etc but the fact is there ARE needle free injections out there. Anybody else having a problem getting help from their doctor ?
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From my understanding, although Bioject and Pharmajet are both now approved (at least by the FDA) they are not accurate enough for many insulin users, and are mainly used for flu vaccines.

The smallest injection dose for the Bioject is 0.05ml. As there are nominally 100 units / ml, the smallest insulin dose you could inject would be 5 units.
 
There is a product designed especially for use with insulin (the name escapes me) but the DSN I spoke to about it said it was unreliable, inaccurate and left big bruises.
 
Daibell said:
Hi. I think you will find the needle free injections are really not available yet and are very much a research item. I'm afraid you will need to face up to needles like we all have who are on insulin. Do you have a needle phobia or just are worried about pain and nuisance etc? Modern needles are usually now only 4mm long and very thin. Can I ask whether you are a T2 with excess weight and how old you are? What sort of diet do you have?
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I'm T2 age 58 , Diabetic 10 years. Am on carb free diet now and have lost 10 kgs in order to avoid Insulin but my HBA1C is telling me I am on borrowed time. Weight is about 70kgs. Invokana makes me pee alot which is giving me borrowed time. I have read about needle free and even an inhaler.
 
If this could be an alternative: there are needles, where the needle is hidden from your view.
 
Tarabas said:
If this could be an alternative: there are needles, where the needle is hidden from your view.
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I thought as we got older we became less scared of things like needles - the dentist still petrifies me so I'd like to start with needle free and work backwards if all else fails.
 
bachstrad said:
I'm T2 age 58 , Diabetic 10 years. Am on carb free diet now and have lost 10 kgs in order to avoid Insulin but my HBA1C is telling me I am on borrowed time. Weight is about 70kgs. Invokana makes me pee alot which is giving me borrowed time. I have read about needle free and even an inhaler.
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Hi again. Sounds like you have done everything you can to delay insulin. I'm not sure what the answer is but modern needles really are small and normally pain free. In practice they hurt less than blood test lancets; do you currently use lancets?
 
No I don't use lancets (regularly) because of the pain. I get to about 5 days and give up which I know you can't do on Insulin. I presume I need Insulin because the tablets don't work so good anymore, that is why I am eating low carb which helps but not for much longer as my Hba1c is creeping up. Thanks for the link re: iports.
 
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