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leather_ferret

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Hi,

Managed to get a glucagon hypo pen kit for emergency backup as we live out in the sticks and are not on any satnavs so ambulances struggle to find us. Amazingly the Diabetic Consultant knows where we live and stumped up a prescription. My wife has been in fear of finding me collapsed somewhere on our 7 acre smallholding or in one of the workshops.

Be interested to hear the thought of anyone who has either been stabbed by one of these or has been the stabber.

Sensible and humourous comment invited. I Don't want my wife to be scared of using it, so any experiences might help quell her worries.

She does not know her right from her left and is hopeless at darts :lol:

Dave... (hoping that it stays in the fridge till it is time expired)
 
Hi

I also have a glucogon injection kit, I had to explain to my husband how to use it, I've told him to inject into a fatty bit of flesh i.e: thigh, bottom. I have had paramedics called out in the past who have had to use the glucogon kit as i was so far gone it was the only way of bringing me round. But i must warn you I don't know if it is different for others but when i have had it in the past and have come round I feel very sick and the only way I found to get over it is to have a lie down for half hour to an hour. Hopefully you won't need to experience using it. Tell your wife not to worry I know its easy to say but its straight forward.

Tracey167
 
I just finished my DAFNE course this week and my partner came along for the managing hypo's part.
She is very much looking forward to sticking it to me in event of a flake out!!
Everyone I asked who has had expereince with the pen reports the same as Tracey that in high probability you will feel sick on coming around or be sick.. Better that then dead tho :)
In times of crisis people usually know what to do and all you can do maybe is play act with a novopen or similar to get her used to undressing you in a hurry and jabbing a needle into a nice big fatty bit!!

so long as your saviour doesnt try and go through clothes to do it and finds a nice bit fatty bit of u to stab then its not that different to administering insulin :)

Happy days !!
 
Hi and thanks for the replies.

Good tip about the sickness - Must remember not to collapse on the best carpet :lol:

.... and check she is able to get me into the recovery position !

I've got her doing the insulin jabs now so it won't be that different I guess.

The trick will be to avoid the need to find out - and that is largely down to me.

I have got bottles of lucozade stashed away in all the sheds, down the garden and up the field ....
.... bit like an Alky hiding booze :lol:

Cheers

Dave
 
Luckily I've never needed help with a hypo in 23 years, it's very important to try and maintain hypo awareness just in case!

But I do have a GlucaGen hypo kit. I've explained to my bf and my 2 colleagues how to use it and told them where to find it. I keep it in my bag, it can stay out if the fridge for 18 months and mine has an 18 month expiry date so I may as well keep it with me. Might help to have a couple of kits so you can keep one at home and one at work if you need to.

Has your wife ever done your injection for you? I've made my bf practice injecting me just in case he needs to in an emergency. He's quite good at it. When I was diagnosed, they made my parents have a go at injecting me. They were both awful in different ways and no amount of practicing on oranges was gonna help! They should invent an orange that screams...

I've also explained to my boss that he's not allwed to re-enact that scene in Pulp Fiction where they inject adrenaline into Uma Thurman's heart... It's best to get these things clear from the start! :-)
 
Hi,

there's one region I told the wife to stay clear of when wielding the needle with a glint in her eye. I guess I'd better add the heart too ... but I'm all heart so that one could be tricky 8)

note to self :- invent a screaming Orange :lol:

Glad they have a decent shelf life. The Diabetes nurse thought they were only 3 months but mine is same as yours, 18 month at room temp and up to expiry date in fridge, a bit over two years.

Thanks for the info and ideas

Be good and be lucky

Dave .... 'the Human Dartboard' :D
 
Never have a laughed so much whilst having a rather bad headache! Thanks you lot, cheered me up no end, you get the award for the most entertaining thread on this site I've found so far.

Screaming oranges indeed! :lol:

Griffy
 
I didn’t know whether to laugh or wince and ended up doing both! :? :lol: Hope all goes well and that the pen stays in the fridge! :D
 
Cheers folks

If we didn't laugh we'd cry.

During a 4 month stay in Hospital I had a sign above my bed

"In the event of loss of sense of humour D.N.R."

:wink:

Dave
 
leather_ferret said:
Hi and thanks for the replies.

Good tip about the sickness - Must remember not to collapse on the best carpet :lol:

.... and check she is able to get me into the recovery position !

I've got her doing the insulin jabs now so it won't be that different I guess.

The trick will be to avoid the need to find out - and that is largely down to me.

I have got bottles of lucozade stashed away in all the sheds, down the garden and up the field ....
.... bit like an Alky hiding booze :lol:

Cheers

Dave
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Wouldn't it be easier to keep glucose tablets in your pocket? We have abit more than 7 acres (nearly 200) and when we get the sheep off the hill my son always have glucose in his pocket (well, whenever he isn't wearing his pyjamas in fact). Much easier to carry around than lucozade.
 
Hi Dot,

thanks for the reply. I used to have a dozen or so Suffolks but my back got too bad and I moved them on a week before the start of the Foot & Mouth - lucky timing .... for me :?

I do carry glucose tabs as well .... almost all of the time.... but do sometimes forget when I get changed.

I also put prunes on my Allbran :lol:

be good and be lucky

Dave
 
Glucose tablets don't work that well for some of us. I carry mini tins of dr pepper, as it doesn't weigh as much as a bottle of lucozade, it works just as fast and I like the taste. I find glucose tablets are quite slow and also repellent! Gagging isn't a helpful thing during a hypo :-)

human dartboard - don't let your wife practice injections from across the room! Unless she's really good at darts... Have you thought of getting a bullseye tattoo?
 
dot said:
leather_ferret said:
Wouldn't it be easier to keep glucose tablets in your pocket? We have abit more than 7 acres (nearly 200) and when we get the sheep off the hill my son always have glucose in his pocket (well, whenever he isn't wearing his pyjamas in fact). Much easier to carry around than lucozade.
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Glucose tablets only work if you are concious, the glucogen is for 'critical' cases when you are uable to self treat or unable to swallow or are likely to choke on anything you are given to eat, etc, etc, the list goes on! Glucogen is a last resort. But a handy one, especially if you have a significant other who likes target practice :wink:
 
badmedisin said:
human dartboard - don't let your wife practice injections from across the room! Unless she's really good at darts... Have you thought of getting a bullseye tattoo?
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Wow!! You've cracked it !

I'll get 'Lord' Two Jags Prescott's face tattoed on me bum ....

.... She'd get it right up his nose 10 times out of 10 !! :lol: :lol: :lol:

Stop makin me laugh ... it hurts

Dave
 
At least if Prescott's face is on your bum, you probably won't have to explain it to too many people! Although if you're into naturist holidays it's a different matter... :-)
 
leather_ferret said:
I have got bottles of lucozade stashed away in all the sheds, down the garden and up the field ....
.... bit like an Alky hiding booze :lol:
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Most people have easter Egg hunts in April, but oh no not dave !!

He has the children running around the garden playing "find the orange barley lucozade!! cheap b****rd!! :)

Can you imagine on re runs of bullseye with the contestants all playing "jab the hypo patient in the *ss" on bullies "special prize board", but only able to throw glucagon pens at dave's butt cheeks whilst trying to hit his John Prescott tattoo!!

"iiiiiiiiin 1, its turned out nice again, its the george formby grill. Iiiiiiiiiiiiin 2 never suffer mums rola cola again with this diabetic sodda stream, and bullies special prize............ A life times supply of glucose tablets and a day trip to the tate and lyle factory"....
:P
 
Holy Moly Paul, ... you're madder than me !

Ferret has horrific visions of peering backwards between his own legs to see the Golden Shot crossbow and hearing Bob Monkhouse saying ....

"Bernie .... the Bolt....!' :shock:

left a bit ...right a bit ... back a bit ... up a bit ...FIRE

THWACK !!! :shock:

Screams !!!

" Samantha ... the score please"

Erm Erm "Bob What are International Units" ???

Its Kevlar underpants with the lights on tonight .... and I still won't sleep :?

Be good & be lucky

Dave
 
leather_ferret said:
Holy Moly Paul, ... you're madder than me !

Ferret has horrific visions of peering backwards between his own legs to see the Golden Shot crossbow and hearing Bob Monkhouse saying ....

"Bernie .... the Bolt....!' :shock:
left a bit ...right a bit ... back a bit ... up a bit ...FIRE
THWACK !!! :shock:

Screams !!!

" Samantha ... the score please"
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or Roy Walker consoling Dave after Mrs Dave has injected him with the glucagon pen in the side of the head by saying "ahh, thats good.. but its not quite right... Say what you see, say what you see.... " :lol:
 
badmedisin said:
Have you thought of getting a bullseye tattoo?
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There is a footballer in Australia who has a tattoo on his stomach so he can rotate his injection site. It looks pretty good.

Tell your wife to think of all the times you've left the toilet seat up or brought dirt in on the clean floor and she'll find it really easy to stick you with that needle. (Either that or she'll leave you there.)
 
Jen&Khaleb said:
badmedisin said:
Tell your wife to think of all the times you've left the toilet seat up or brought dirt in on the clean floor and she'll find it really easy to stick you with that needle. (Either that or she'll leave you there.)
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Guilty on both counts ... I'm keeping my mouth zipped tight ... she might spy her chance and head to the shed for the axe :shock: :lol:

Seriously though, thanks to you all, The light hearted approach has helped and I am now confident she will know just what to do and when, without a major panic attack - 26 years married and I would not swap her for anyone else on this planet 8)

Keep smiling

Dave (grinning like a Cheshire Cat :mrgreen: )
 
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