porl69
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OMG, of course I don't envy you the over-dose of insulin, but the food you ate sounds sooooo delicious!!! (And in the past I wouldn't have given you a thank-you for Swiss roll, though I did always love custard, and also toast. How scarcity boosts perceived value!I had half a swiss roll and custard and 2 rounds of toast.
I have had memory problems and have developed various strategies to cope - if you keep both pens together - could they be separated? I have two fridges set at different temperatures - so one insulin could be in the top of the colder fridge, on a lower level in the warmer one - not that I need insulin - just picturing the scenario as it would need to be if I did.
It’s a good idea, but it’s not advised to keep the in-use pens in the fridge. It can make injecting very painful if the insulin is chilled. It lasts for a month at room temperature (well, a British room temperature!) so most of us keep them where they are to be used. For example, I keep my Tresiba by the bed, alongside the Novorapid, because I inject Novorapid at around dawn, and the Tresiba at 8am. In theory I could keep the Novorapid downstairs, but I get a massive “foot on the floor” rise if I get out of bed before allowing it to take effect. So I take it at stupid o’clock and stay in bed to stop the rise. I could keep the Tresiba downstairs, but I keep Novorapid down there tooI have had memory problems and have developed various strategies to cope - if you keep both pens together - could they be separated? I have two fridges set at different temperatures - so one insulin could be in the top of the colder fridge, on a lower level in the warmer one - not that I need insulin - just picturing the scenario as it would need to be if I did.
I have had memory problems and have developed various strategies to cope - if you keep both pens together - could they be separated? I have two fridges set at different temperatures - so one insulin could be in the top of the colder fridge, on a lower level in the warmer one - not that I need insulin - just picturing the scenario as it would need to be if I did.
I try to use similar strategies with my pills regimen. Sometimes I have to just write down what I've done on a piece of paper for the day, so I don't skip or double up on something. I have memory issues from having chronic fatigue syndrome for >20 years and high BPs don't help my memory issues either. Today I messed up my Ondansetron dose because I didn't write things down. I have my list ready to go for the morning now.Pleased to hear that worked out ok, a swiss roll sounds good.
I've had a few accidents. One night I went to sleep, and suddenly woke up, and thought I hadn't taken my Lantus, and without thinking I did it. I then had a terrible feeling that I might have done it twice, and spent the rest of the night eating a lot, and watching my blood sugar. Needless to say, by the end my blood sugar was too high.
These days I try to create a few steps that I have to go through before I can inject, so I have time to think. Because injections are done so frequently it's too easy to switch to auto-pilot. My other worst habit used to be thinking about doing it, and then getting distracted by something else, and not doing it. Then a bit later, I would remember thinking about doing it, but couldn't remember whether I'd actually done it, or not.
Now I try to make sure I consciously think about it, and sort of watch myself as I do it, and bank it in my memory, and make sure I'm not on auto-pilot.
I try to use similar strategies with my pills regimen. Sometimes I have to just write down what I've done on a piece of paper for the day, so I don't skip or double up on something. I have memory issues from having chronic fatigue syndrome for >20 years and high BPs don't help my memory issues either. Today I messed up my Ondansetron dose because I didn't write things down. I have my list ready to go for the morning now.
I can tell when I'm getting a flare up of CFS when I start putting things meant for the microwave into the fridge, that sort of thing. Rest assured I don't drive when I'm like this, lol.
You beat me to it! Any danger apart, what a flipping good excuse to cram lovely carbs down your throat!OMG, of course I don't envy you the over-dose of insulin, but the food you ate sounds sooooo delicious!!! (And in the past I wouldn't have given you a thank-you for Swiss roll, though I did always love custard, and also toast. How scarcity boosts perceived value!
I thought I had taken my Lantus twice last night because, as you say, the slightest distraction and the fact that you do injections so frequently makes you easily forget. It's a pity there isn't a pen for Lantus that reminds you, such as the Echo for Novorapid which I find invaluable.Pleased to hear that worked out ok, a swiss roll sounds good.
I've had a few accidents. One night I went to sleep, and suddenly woke up, and thought I hadn't taken my Lantus, and without thinking I did it. I then had a terrible feeling that I might have done it twice, and spent the rest of the night eating a lot, and watching my blood sugar. Needless to say, by the end my blood sugar was too high.
These days I try to create a few steps that I have to go through before I can inject, so I have time to think. Because injections are done so frequently it's too easy to switch to auto-pilot. My other worst habit used to be thinking about doing it, and then getting distracted by something else, and not doing it. Then a bit later, I would remember thinking about doing it, but couldn't remember whether I'd actually done it, or not.
Now I try to make sure I consciously think about it, and sort of watch myself as I do it, and bank it in my memory, and make sure I'm not on auto-pilot.
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