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Fie25

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Hey all I'm new the this site I'm 25 female and have type 1 since aged 10 I was scrolling through posts and I don't see many male diabetics I was just wondering how many of you are male and how do u manage ur diabetes just for the reason I no men are and can be more active then some of us women and do u just man up and jab ur needle in it takes me about 10 mins to get my needle in
 
Welcome

27/Male/Type1 (feels like the late 90s back in the days of AOL Chat Rooms, lol)

Can't say I really give much thought to my injections. Takes about 5 seconds to get the cover off of a needle tip and about half a second to stick it into the side of my bicep or lower stomach. I tend to do that 5-7 times a day.

My management is spread out between medications, diet, and exercise. They each help in their own way, some more/less than others.
 
Hi @Fie25
welcome to the forum
tagging some of the blokes for their input @Jaylee , @wiserkurtious , @urbanracer ,@pinewood

I have always just got on with it - I know it is not the most pleasant thing to do but I always think it is what keeps me alive so it is worth the unpleasant feelings.

all the best !!
 
Male 55, diagnosed October 2014.
As torqpenderloin and himtoo, never really thought about injecting.
Realised from the outset that artificial insulin will keep me going for a good while longer and just did it.
Have you experimented with less painful injection sites?
 
Hi and welcome. I thought the posts were a good mix of male/female but you may be right. What size needle do you use and where do you inject? I'm lucky that usually the needle just slides in with only occasional pain or blood.
 
Welcome to the forum @Fie25

Just like you ladies we men just get on with it, you either control diabetes or it controls you.

As for injecting, takes me no more than 30 seconds with the modern insulin pens.
 

38M/ Type 1 for 27 years this Feb, i just get on with it like brushing my teeth. I manage it with the Mysugr App and MS excel keeping a thorough track of it all, hasnt always been like that.
 
Hi,

I come from the days of big old glass syringes with large needles.
Diagnosed at the age of 8. The only "care package" going back to school, was in the hands of an 8 year old.

Personally. I find the 4mm needles used today don't give the same satisfaction dosing up.... (There was a sort of "Trainspotting'esq" ritual to drawing up insulin.)
Though the means of testing is a lot more convenient than the old chemistry lab that rattled about.

It's actually a pity there is no such thing as a "retro type one weekend" where a bunch of us could re-live the old days.. But it could possibly wind up like a murder mystery....
 
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I'm another guy on here. As the others have said. "Get it out and stick it in" has always been my motto.







And we are talking about the needles here....
 
Hi 25, male here i say 25 as im 25 in 15 days >.<
Anyway when i was on injections i didn't like doing it i suffered anxiety and was depressed alot of the time.
I am on the pump now so i don't really care i just prick my finger and send it to my pump >.<
 
I'm another bloke, 40, was diagnosed 19 years ago.

With a split basal dose and the odd adjustment dose, 5 - 6 jabs a day is normal for me as well and I don't really think about it (although I have been known to refer to it as 'shooting up', especially if anyone squeamish is around).

No real need to 'jab' the needle, but if you're having trouble, a shorter needle might help. I used to use 8mm and inject into my thigh and would often hit a small blood vessel and bleed a little; now it's 5mm and the beer gut and no problems.

And the male/female split? I think women just talk more.
 
23, only type 1 for like 8 months. Used to hate needles, just get on with it and jab it in these days. I think I find managing my diabetes easier by exercising about 5 days a week at the moment.

What bothers you about the needles?
 
When I was first released from hospital I used to have to take a few breaths to work myself up to doing the jab.
Over time I have gotten to the stage where the finger prick tests actually hurt more than injections (mostly) so I just get on with it.

Still I do occasionally hit a nerve or blood vessel and it hurts a bit or bleeds a bit but I just take that as it comes and move on.
I think that once I just settled in and simply accepted that sometimes it should be uncomfortable I got over the needle issue and now I find the only time it takes me longer is when I am out in public mainly because I just make sure that it is going to be safe for me and safe for anyone around me before I doe the jab.

/A
 
I think @CapnGrumpy hit the nail on the head - women just like to talk much more than men!

Plus we tend to keep our thoughts and emotions to ourselves, but that has got me wondering what the sex ratio is on the forum - perhaps the @Administrator might be able to provide that info?
 

Give us a day or so and we'll get those stats!
 
I haven't noticed more women than men posting. I don't tend to look at people's gender anyway. I find it too distracting to be clicking profiles all the time as I'm reading a thread. I care more about things like whether they have Type 1/a pump/use the same insulin, etc.

Some problems might affect women more than men, or vice versa, but I reckon we all have more in common than we have separating us

If you're struggling with injections or they're painful, then maybe talk to your DSN about possibly trying a different length needle.
 
Definitely not a bloke but welcome to the forum

Best wishes RRB
 

I just get mine out and stick it in, discreetly though and with class too also I am still an active person
at 57
edited to say, 58 soon
 
slip said:
Plus we tend to keep our thoughts and emotions to ourselves,
Click to expand...

You mean the only "sensitive side" we show, is the odd stinger fresh from the fridge..
 
None of us like injecting right so we have to just get on with it and accept it as part of our daily routine,and when it comes to exercise I suppose that's down to the individual,I for 1 love exercise but some people may not be able due to complications and ya we all get a little lazy once in a while but theres nowt better than the feeling after exercise.
 
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