bonerp said:I was 7 when I became type one and the needles were about 3 inches long and as thick as a nail!!! I sharpened mine on a stone with oil lol! Now I'm pumping and gone back a step - the cannulas are huge and every time I wince putting it in!!! It only every 2 or 3 days though.
Its not bad nowadays - the length I last used was 5-8mm.
Carb reduction might help depends on your circumstance.
Good luck whatever you choose.
Paul
Jimbob,jimbob said:Many thanks for the replies from Nellie & Bonerp you were both very helpful and answered my question, to the others sorry but I was not looking for a lecture, just the answer to my question about needle free injections.
There are a few jobs that are exempt from the disability discrimination act - if you are, for example, a bus driver, an airline pilot, a soldier or a fireman then you will have problems. Basically, occupations when an unexpected hypo could put other people at risk. However, Sarah is right for the vast majority of jobs. If your employer is being difficult then make noises about the 1995 Disability Discrimination Act. Employers have to take that very seriously, and unless you are in one of the exempt occupations you would have a very good case for unfair dismissal if you lost your job simply because you were diabetic. You should definitely find out what your rights are. This is one area where Diabetes UK should be able to help you (just don't talk to them about diet!).SarahQ said:Jimbob, I have no idea what you do as a job but I doubt you can be sacked for being diabetic. That is discrimination.
It is possible that your pancreas is in a very poor state, and if that is the case then I am afraid that in the end insulin is likely to be the only option. However, for most T2s, so long as you get it under control while you still have some functioning beta cells then it is possible to manage it by diet and tablets. Have you tried a seriously low carb diet? By this I mean the Bernstein solution or something similar. This does seem to be very effective for most T2s.jimbob said:As for healthy living, I do try my best, over the last few years my blood sugar just goes up and up,the doctor now has me on the highest dose of tablet medication, he has already warned that Insulin is the next step
Being self-employed is a pain - it means that you loose a lot of legal employment protection. However, if your only problem is a urine glucose test that should be soluble. You only excrete glucose in urine if your BG levels are very high. If you can get that under control, by whatever means, then your urine should be fine.jimbob said:As for my job, I have to prove my health via medical and high readings on a urine test bar me, I suppose I could say I was being discriminated against,however I am classed as self employed
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