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I hope you are aware we need to learn all about her personality as well. So be prepared for a lot of writing.
Also, I hope you've already figured out a way to post pictures on the forum. If not, please do so before she arrives, as we'll need to see them. We also need to cuddle and play and share sharp toothed puppy kisses with her, but that's impossible as she lives too far away. But stories and pictures are the next best thing.
 
Thanks @helensaramay for taking time out to post the recipes. Look fab especially the puff pastry in the tarte. I'd sit and have a rest for a min
 
Both recipes look fab @helensaramay, could almost taste and smell them as I read. Both forwarded to email so they can be tried. Thank you
 
I don’t think it was the cat who beheaded the seagull, @antje, I can’t see a beak anywhere, and I doubt he’d have been able to crunch it up so I’m going for a fox, they’re the same family as dog. It’s in the bin now before the smell of dead gull wafts over the neighbourhood.
 
Also guys I need to ask diabetes nurse on the 8th.i just put in 7units of Humalog and it stung bad worst ever I felt so far. Not sure what's causing it to sting.im sure if it's to do if body is warm. Don't say its the socks or underwear lol. Anyone else get stings when injecting or wat can I do to ease the pain?
 
Definitely the pants

But in all seriousness - does it sting every time you inject? Was it cool from the fridge? Some insulins are stingy, so it might be worth keeping notes and showing your nurse.
 
@Delticmatt100 . With the introduction of the new finer needles things have improved immeasurably.
Unfortunately even a 4mm needle can feel like a red hot 6 inch nail if it hits the right spot. Nerves I think are the most painful.
Sometimes you hit a capillary, that’s fun too.
As already said. Cold insulin can sting, some insulin’s can be stingy.
Sometimes we have to weigh up the options. A few seconds of “ pain “ ( I prefer discomfort) versus receiving a life saving medication.
 
Yes I suppose I should look of it like that
 

Very occasionally, an injection will be near to a cluster of nerve endings, and, yeah, that can be a real, "ooh, ya ******" moment.

That's pretty rare, though, so if it's happening frequently, it's maybe something else.
 
Or wondering if I'm squeezeing my skin too hard pinching the inch as I inject with the shield. Maybe I don't need to pinch. Who else pinches?
 
Delticmatt100 said:
Or wondering if I'm squeezeing my skin too hard pinching the inch as I inject with the shield. Maybe I don't need to pinch. Who else pinches?
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I don't, usually. And when I do there is definitely no squeezing involved, it's more a putting 2 fingers beside the needle sort of thing. To my thinking, when you squeeze you leave less room for the insulin.
But that's just a thought,nothing scientific.
 
Nope no pinching here.
Straight in.
You’ll become battle hardened in time.
Self injecting ain’t easy to start with.
 
Evening all,
A little bit of advice please or at least your thoughts.
I'm beginning to get a tadge worried about the BG
Here's the run down
6.25 =14.9,,,,,,,,,,,, 3Novo
10.30= 11.3
15.30= 11.6,,,,,,,,,, 2 Novo
18.30 =13.7,,,,,,,,, 5 Levemire (first food of the day naked burger and onions)
20.15 = 13.4

Shall I just wait til the morning or bung in some Novo now?
 
No piching needed. What I do is just before I insert I take a deep breathe. As I inject i then breathe out, works fine for me
 
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