IrishJoe
Active Member
I just want to ask some noob questions, they mostly relate to injecting and type 1 stuff so here we go:
1) is it unusual to have one place on your belly hurt when you put the needle in but if you shift it even 1cm then it doenst ? And it seems to hurt less if you pinch it too ?
2) how quickly do you go through a sharps bin say 4 lancets and 4 needles a day ? mine seems to have been filled in about 3 weeks if not less
3) When exactly do I use glucagon. It is on my perscripton. I know its a hormone that makes extra glucose or something. Is it incase of an extreme hypo ? Do I have to carry it everywhere with me ?
4) Sometimes I feel a slight pain in my side, like an ache on my left side its been. I remember having it while in hospital and though it was due to the insulin. is it a side effect of the insulin or should i get my kidneys checked ?
1) is it unusual to have one place on your belly hurt when you put the needle in but if you shift it even 1cm then it doenst ? And it seems to hurt less if you pinch it too ?
2) how quickly do you go through a sharps bin say 4 lancets and 4 needles a day ? mine seems to have been filled in about 3 weeks if not less
3) When exactly do I use glucagon. It is on my perscripton. I know its a hormone that makes extra glucose or something. Is it incase of an extreme hypo ? Do I have to carry it everywhere with me ?
4) Sometimes I feel a slight pain in my side, like an ache on my left side its been. I remember having it while in hospital and though it was due to the insulin. is it a side effect of the insulin or should i get my kidneys checked ?