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- Type of diabetes
- Type 1
- Treatment type
- Insulin
Hi,
I would like someones suggestion/opinion on the following.
I am type one diabetic on Humalog 200u/ml and Tresiba 200u/ml.
I am registered as blind (Not due to diabetes) and cannot see my insulin pen and my diabetes nurse has tried one pen magnifier that does not seem to work with my pens and she says they do not make any more types and that she recommends I count the clicks.
I have magnifiers from my hospital eye department however they do not work as the pens are curved and it distorts the numbers; my magnifiers work on electronic displays.
I currently have district nurses involved however they are deciding not to come as both DN and DSN have suggested I count clicks for each unit of insulin I give however I need high doses due to insulin resistance ( 78 UNITS Tresiba and 20-30 UNITS Humalog each meal plus correction doses)
They pulled my care package last weekend and I ended up in hospital as I could not count the clicks - I have come home yesterday and district nurse manager visited this morning and said I still need to carry on with the click method as there isnt anything they can do.
How do others manage with their diabetes and visual impairments ?
I live on my own and do not have anyone else to help me.
Does anyone have any suggestions or ideas as I really am at a loss and I want to be independent as I am only 19 years of age.
Connor
I would like someones suggestion/opinion on the following.
I am type one diabetic on Humalog 200u/ml and Tresiba 200u/ml.
I am registered as blind (Not due to diabetes) and cannot see my insulin pen and my diabetes nurse has tried one pen magnifier that does not seem to work with my pens and she says they do not make any more types and that she recommends I count the clicks.
I have magnifiers from my hospital eye department however they do not work as the pens are curved and it distorts the numbers; my magnifiers work on electronic displays.
I currently have district nurses involved however they are deciding not to come as both DN and DSN have suggested I count clicks for each unit of insulin I give however I need high doses due to insulin resistance ( 78 UNITS Tresiba and 20-30 UNITS Humalog each meal plus correction doses)
They pulled my care package last weekend and I ended up in hospital as I could not count the clicks - I have come home yesterday and district nurse manager visited this morning and said I still need to carry on with the click method as there isnt anything they can do.
How do others manage with their diabetes and visual impairments ?
I live on my own and do not have anyone else to help me.
Does anyone have any suggestions or ideas as I really am at a loss and I want to be independent as I am only 19 years of age.
Connor
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