scared to have next injection

I am really scared of having the second steroid injection in my shoulder. My left shoulder is very much improved after the steroid injection, however; I really struggled with very high glucose levels and no help at first. Then when they hit the high 30'smmol my dr took an interest and with juggling my insulin we started to get the glucose levels down into the 20's then high teens, with low teens in the morning.

I am really scared of having the second injection, and think I would rather put up with the pain in my right arm and shoulder than go through that again as my glucose levels are starting to sort themselves out now. I have to stay on a low dose of steroid tablets for the next 2 years.

I really don't know what to do, the nurses as the clinic were more than useless telling me I should know what to do. I have only been diabetic since March, and no, I do not know what to do in these extreme conditions. My dr, I think is going to teach me about insulin units and glucose levels which is really reassuring.

Thank you all so much, I will have the second injection in my right shoulder and as you say I have my doctor on board now and I have this forum to come to for help as well. I think diabetes is still a bit of a shock for me as it is still quite new and with so much else going on as well it all has to sink in. My levels are now good I am taking 46units in the morning and 30 units at night and it seems to be working well with my sugar levels being 5.5mmol in the morning and 20mmol on going to bed. I've had my eyes screened again as well because of the constant blurred vision. I will certainly be on again once I've had the jab and hopefully it will be to say that I have it all under control. I know that I can do anything with my left arm now and the shoulder is pain free. Once again, thank you all, so nice to know there is support out there and that I am not fighting this alone.

Thank you all so much for your support, I had to have a scan today and they asked me to lift my arms and put my hands behind my head. I realised then that I really did need to have the second injection, this time in my right shoulder. My left shoulder felt comfortable but the right one hurt and was very uncomforable. So I am going for it on the 14th of this month.

I am on Novomix 30 which is injected just before a meal twice a day, before breakfast and before supper or tea. I do go to bed on a high of 20 or 21 and drop down over night I think due to the fact that the steroids have finished working and the insulin kicks in. My doses are 46units before breakfast and 32units before tea. This morning I had to get up very early for the hospital appointment and my sugar level at 7am was 9.7 from 21.4 last night. Being retired I usually get up at 8am, feed the cats and dogs and then take sugar levels before breakfast. My levels at tea time are usually about 18. I put this down to the steroids working in the afternoon after lunch, which is as meagre as I can make it to try to keep the levels down.