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Needle free injections

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Minimus

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Type of diabetes
Type 2
Treatment type
Tablets (oral)
Having only recently joined the forum -Type 2 diagnosed some 15 years ago, controlled to date by diet and oral medication - injecting insulin now being recommended. My brief research has identified needle free 'injections' such as Comfort-in which the manufacturer markets as being particularly user friendly. Is there any means of obtaining this in the UK? Even if requires private consultation and privately funded prescription.
 
Sorry, I do not know about needle free injections.
However, I recommend researching the needles and pens used with insulin injections. The needles are only a few mm long (mine are only 4mm) and much finer than the lancets used for finger pricking. I do not feel the needles when I inject.
The insulin pens are easier to use than the old syringes and, to someone who does not use them, they look like chunky pens rather than a medical device.
 
I am not aware od any technology for this, except that they seem to exist in Startrek. But there are groups of biochemists working on insulin patches and are actually at the trial stage, The problem is in controlling the dose and the duration. The ability to infuse medication via the skin is something I have uaed myself when weaning off nicotine so it ia a known pathway. There were attempts to provide a nasal spray applicator, but again dosage was the problem. Other methods that may offer a solution is sublingual, as in under the tongue, or via eyesdrops.
 
Minimus said:
Having only recently joined the forum -Type 2 diagnosed some 15 years ago, controlled to date by diet and oral medication - injecting insulin now being recommended. My brief research has identified needle free 'injections' such as Comfort-in which the manufacturer markets as being particularly user friendly. Is there any means of obtaining this in the UK? Even if requires private consultation and privately funded prescription.
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If needles are an issue, you could look into safety needles. The needle is covered so you don't see it at all. It's obviously not needle-free, but could be easier if you don't like the sight of needles. I know there may be other reasons you're after needle-injections.

As @In Response said, the normal (non-safety) needles are pretty small. Mine are 5mm and the safety needles they used for me at hospital when I was diagnosed were 6mm (I still have a few).

When I first got home from hospital after being diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes, it took me a few minutes to psych myself up for each injection. It's tough at first, but it definitely gets easier.
 
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Insujet – Spirit Healthcare

Needle-free insulin injection technology The InsuJet device lets you administer insulin without a needle, allowing for accurate and virtually pain-free delivery.The device fires insulin at high pressure through a small hole - this creates a high-speed jet that can penetrate the skin and...
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