So, I'm a T1 & haven't done an injection in 14 months...!

[zoze_j]

That reads so bizarre, but I just realised that thanks to my pump, I haven't done a single injection in over a year! This has really tickled me because it just sounds crazy, and is crazy to me that I haven't been near a syringe for so long!

Has anyone else had this epiphany at any point after getting the pump?

I don't even know how I'd react if I had to go back to injecting!

 

[himtoo]

it's a weird feeling , isn't it ?
It's a bit like losing your favourite blanket you had as a child in my silly head.
i had done injections for so long ( 43 years) they were completely part of me.

I have been loving the freedom but I am still thinking( 4 1/2 months later ) .........have I done my injection as I am starting to eat ...and then remembering .....oh.yeah ! I just programmed my pump PDM and there was no injection.

 

[zoze_j]

it's a weird feeling , isn't it ?
It's a bit like losing your favourite blanket you had as a child in my silly head.
i had done injections for so long ( 43 years) they were completely part of me.

I have been loving the freedom but I am still thinking( 4 1/2 months later ) .........have I done my injection as I am starting to eat ...and then remembering .....oh.yeah ! I just programmed my pump PDM and there was no injection.

Haha! It really is! Although, I can't say I had nearly as many endearing feelings toward my injections as my childhood blanket!

And I too will sometimes think about half an hour through my meal that I forgot my injection!

 

[Sarahkylie88]

I was just thinking that! I've only been on just short of 2 weeks, but it's amazing that I injected for 18 years and now they are a thing of the past! X X

 

[donnellysdogs]

I had pumps for 5 years and back to MDi. Will never go back to a pump...

 

[Natalie1974]

I think I'd find that quite strange...must've felt very strange the first time you left the house without your insulin...a bit like leaving the house without your testing kit or jellybabies...almost unthinkable for me

 

[iHs]

As great as insulin pumps are too many people, it's important to not put your eggs all in one basket and have an insulin pen handy just in case something goes wrong with bg control and the problem could be due to a few things but not sure what thing needs sorting. There have been a few times when my bg has gone up to 15 - 20mmol on a pump so I've been grateful to use my pen to get bg down and worry about the pump and what has gone wrong later. As such, my hospital ddoesn't worry about me as they know that I will be ok

 

[zoze_j]

I had pumps for 5 years and back to MDi. Will never go back to a pump...

Why?

 

[zoze_j]

I think I'd find that quite strange...must've felt very strange the first time you left the house without your insulin...a bit like leaving the house without your testing kit or jellybabies...almost unthinkable for me

Oh I still carry emergency supplies round with me, you never know if your pump is going to fail, or run out of insulin.

But still weird that I've not had to actually use it though *touchwood*.

My pockets are still bursting with glucos tablets though!

 

[zoze_j]

As great as insulin pumps are too many people, it's important to not put your eggs all in one basket and have an insulin pen handy just in case something goes wrong with bg control and the problem could be due to a few things but not sure what thing needs sorting. There have been a few times when my bg has gone up to 15 - 20mmol on a pump so I've been grateful to use my pen to get bg down and worry about the pump and what has gone wrong later. As such, my hospital ddoesn't worry about me as they know that I will be ok

Yes, as I just mentioned above, I always carry my emergency kits of a syringe & a bottle of insulin, just in case! Thankfully, I've never had to use it but you've always got to be prepared for these instances!

 

[zoze_j]

I was just thinking that! I've only been on just short of 2 weeks, but it's amazing that I injected for 18 years and now they are a thing of the past! X X

It takes so much getting used to, doesn't it?! Kinda feels almost lie something is missing, which of course it is! But it's still bizarre adjusting!

 

[noblehead]

It takes so much getting used to, doesn't it?! Kinda feels almost lie something is missing, which of course it is! But it's still bizarre adjusting!

A nice bizarre just the same

My concern after starting on the pump was accidentally taking my basal insulin one night, so much so that I hid it from sight to avoid it happening.

 

[Mrsass]

Omg @zoze_j I read the topic of your post and went WHAT!?!? it's never actually dawned on me that I don't inject anymore! My mind is reeling now I've read this! Amazing isn't it!!

 

[zoze_j]

A nice bizarre just the same

My concern after starting on the pump was accidentally taking my basal insulin one night, so much so that I hid it from sight to avoid it happening.

Oh yes, that could have been disastrous! I did the same thing really, I have a designated "diabetic cupboard" in the kitchen which houses all my pump bits & bobs & syringes, then I have my special shelf in the fridge for my insulin
I used to leave myself a post it note on the cupboard reading "DO NOT INJECT!" - worked pretty well!

Omg @zoze_j I read the topic of your post and went WHAT!?!? it's never actually dawned on me that I don't object anymore! My mind is reeling now I've read this! Amazing isn't it!!

Haha! Yeah, I suppose out of context it looks like I'm on some kind of kamikaze mission!!
It really is crazy when you think just how many times you spent injecting yourself - I wonder if someone sat down & worked it out, just how many days out of the year injecting would take up!? As in the time it takes to draw insulin, then give it. I'd actually be interested to know!

 

[noblehead]

It really is crazy when you think just how many times you spent injecting yourself - I wonder if someone sat down & worked it out, just how many days out of the year injecting would take up!? As in the time it takes to draw insulin, then give it. I'd actually be interested to know!

It took up more time before the modern day insulin pens became available, when I was first diagnosed they were still using glass syringes and you had to mix two different types of insulin into the same syringe, it was time consuming and a **** nuisance, but in fairness you only had to inject twice a day.

In the first few days, weeks and months from starting on a insulin pump I would count up in my head how many times I would have injected in that tim.

 

[zoze_j]

It took up more time before the modern day insulin pens became available, when I was first diagnosed they were still using glass syringes and you had to mix two different types of insulin into the same syringe, it was time consuming and a **** nuisance, but in fairness you only had to inject twice a day.

In the first few days, weeks and months from starting on a insulin pump I would count up in my head how many times I would have injected in that tim.

Really? That's like some alter- ego glucagon action mixing the two!

I always used to insist on syringes - I have hands like a kid so I could never get to grips (literally) with a pen.

It's crazy isn't it? How much time you spend doing something that doesn't even register in the brain almost!

 

[himtoo]

It's crazy isn't it? How much time you spend doing something that doesn't even register in the brain almost!

that is the weirdest part -- how quickly we get used to our new reality but we keep flashing back to
"how it was " as well.

insane !!!!!!!

 

[Natalie1974]

I never ever wanted a pump...but starting to feel quite envious now

 

[Kevlar87]

I'm on novorapid and levemir injections at the moment. Once I return to the UK I really want to try a pump and after reading the messages in here, it sounds like it could be a great choice!

 

[Dana_Heath]

I'm too scared to get the pump- i had a needle phobia for 7 years and got over it 2 years ago. I can only inject in my legs/ lower back of my butt but only there. I can't see the needle when I inject there. I'd love the pump if I knew more about it- but whenever I asked my doctors they just kinda scared me out of it. I do adventure sports (my main is climbing) so would it even be safe to get a pump?