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<blockquote data-quote="iHs" data-source="post: 387561" data-attributes="member: 8799"><p>Hello Chrissy</p><p></p><p>Im hoping for your mum's sake that she will be ok using twice daily injections and not multi (MDI or basal/bolus).</p><p></p><p>Injections using an insulin pen are so so easy to do. All you do first of all is put a glass cartridge in the pen barrel, screw it together and then screw on a pen needle at the bottom. Turn the dial at the top of the pen to prime the needle so that insulin comes out the end of the needle and then turn the dial at the top of the pen to the required number of units of insulin and then gently push the needle into your mum's bum or arm. Its no problem at all and you will be surprised that there isnt much to it.</p><p></p><p>Insist on an insulin pen with glass cartridges filled with insulin and not a disposable syringe. Disposable pen needles are available in various lengths and a 4mm pen needle is very short and very thin. Your mum wont even feel it.</p><p></p><p>Try not to worry........... you'll be fine with the injections. The only real problem will be making sure that your mum eats the correct amount of carb in her meals. If she needs supervision with this, can you stay with her or maybe she could live with you?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="iHs, post: 387561, member: 8799"] Hello Chrissy Im hoping for your mum's sake that she will be ok using twice daily injections and not multi (MDI or basal/bolus). Injections using an insulin pen are so so easy to do. All you do first of all is put a glass cartridge in the pen barrel, screw it together and then screw on a pen needle at the bottom. Turn the dial at the top of the pen to prime the needle so that insulin comes out the end of the needle and then turn the dial at the top of the pen to the required number of units of insulin and then gently push the needle into your mum's bum or arm. Its no problem at all and you will be surprised that there isnt much to it. Insist on an insulin pen with glass cartridges filled with insulin and not a disposable syringe. Disposable pen needles are available in various lengths and a 4mm pen needle is very short and very thin. Your mum wont even feel it. Try not to worry........... you'll be fine with the injections. The only real problem will be making sure that your mum eats the correct amount of carb in her meals. If she needs supervision with this, can you stay with her or maybe she could live with you? [/QUOTE]
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