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<blockquote data-quote="eshobabu" data-source="post: 2316073" data-attributes="member: 531419"><p>Thanks everyone for the replies - I just am trying to hang on to some hope here - and you are all right - she seems to be handling it just fine... The finger pricks used to scare her a lot, but then I got this genteel device and she insists on it - even though we no longer need the finger pricks because of the dexcom. I do the dexcom when she is asleep - and thank the lord she is a sound sleeper and does not even wake up. </p><p></p><p>The insulin administration is a challenge. I want to collapse into a black hole when I have to give her the pen injection - she pretends to be strong but as soon as the needle is about to go in I can sense her fear and she starts to hold my hand with her little fingers. I am trying to get the insujet - its not available in the US, and they wont ship it here, and they also said I cannot do <5 units so its no use for us because she needs between 0.5 to 2 units. I ordered this comfort-in thing from Australia - I am not really sure if it helps but it claims to be needle free - I get it october 12th and will talk to her endo and show it to her before trying that. They say its a jet of insulin that shoots out at the speed of sound or something - which I wonder how different it feels than a needle.</p><p></p><p>We are debating on the pump, I am not sure I want it just yet because she might be honeymooning - someone told me their honeymoon lasted years. So I am hanging on to that little hope.</p><p></p><p>Anyone have any idea how to get this thing: renatasouzaluque thomy (I can't post a link for some reason here) or anything that can help reduce the trauma of the pen? I poked myself with that the pen a hundred times while i was learning how to do it so it does not hurt and it does not hurt that much to me atleast, so its not really the physical pain, but this thomy thing has a design that might help her with the psychological aspect of the injection.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="eshobabu, post: 2316073, member: 531419"] Thanks everyone for the replies - I just am trying to hang on to some hope here - and you are all right - she seems to be handling it just fine... The finger pricks used to scare her a lot, but then I got this genteel device and she insists on it - even though we no longer need the finger pricks because of the dexcom. I do the dexcom when she is asleep - and thank the lord she is a sound sleeper and does not even wake up. The insulin administration is a challenge. I want to collapse into a black hole when I have to give her the pen injection - she pretends to be strong but as soon as the needle is about to go in I can sense her fear and she starts to hold my hand with her little fingers. I am trying to get the insujet - its not available in the US, and they wont ship it here, and they also said I cannot do <5 units so its no use for us because she needs between 0.5 to 2 units. I ordered this comfort-in thing from Australia - I am not really sure if it helps but it claims to be needle free - I get it october 12th and will talk to her endo and show it to her before trying that. They say its a jet of insulin that shoots out at the speed of sound or something - which I wonder how different it feels than a needle. We are debating on the pump, I am not sure I want it just yet because she might be honeymooning - someone told me their honeymoon lasted years. So I am hanging on to that little hope. Anyone have any idea how to get this thing: renatasouzaluque thomy (I can't post a link for some reason here) or anything that can help reduce the trauma of the pen? I poked myself with that the pen a hundred times while i was learning how to do it so it does not hurt and it does not hurt that much to me atleast, so its not really the physical pain, but this thomy thing has a design that might help her with the psychological aspect of the injection. [/QUOTE]
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