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<blockquote data-quote="QPR4Me" data-source="post: 2036693" data-attributes="member: 132584"><p>I too had a phobia regarding needles but took the plunge when realising that the medication that I was on was no longer working (about 18 mths after diagnosis). I spoke to my consultant and showed him that I was perfectly capable of drawing up the Insulin into a syringe from the vial, without it containing any air bubbles. I also pointed out my fears about the syringe. I asked him what would happen if I didn't inject? His response was "Do you want the medical version" or the street version of the answer?" I said, "The street version". He said, "You'll die slowly and bits of you will fall off as well". I said "Where to I stick this thing?". He pointed at my thigh and I've been doing it ever since, almost 30 years.</p><p>My current philosophy about injections (now on pens) is that I still hate them but it's a better alternative to be looking out at the World from the inside of a silk lined box, under 6 feet of dirt.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="QPR4Me, post: 2036693, member: 132584"] I too had a phobia regarding needles but took the plunge when realising that the medication that I was on was no longer working (about 18 mths after diagnosis). I spoke to my consultant and showed him that I was perfectly capable of drawing up the Insulin into a syringe from the vial, without it containing any air bubbles. I also pointed out my fears about the syringe. I asked him what would happen if I didn't inject? His response was "Do you want the medical version" or the street version of the answer?" I said, "The street version". He said, "You'll die slowly and bits of you will fall off as well". I said "Where to I stick this thing?". He pointed at my thigh and I've been doing it ever since, almost 30 years. My current philosophy about injections (now on pens) is that I still hate them but it's a better alternative to be looking out at the World from the inside of a silk lined box, under 6 feet of dirt. [/QUOTE]
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