I got about 3 hours of sleep when in house pharmacist called 12:29 & took my waking BS after the call 12:37 BS 9.8.
It seems that my memory is no longer perfect, actually been aware of that & already noticed a bit of decline around age 39/40 as mind, IQ, memory etc. reaches its peak at age 35 & it’s a decline from there, as I’ve been on 31G 6mm since 2013 when going on insulin & it was the Softclix Lancets that were 28G;: why it’s ingrained on my memory as I changed my lancets after every prick due to increased sensitivity from neuropathy; went through boxes of lancets much faster than most people & kept seeing 28G on them! So, I don’t know why I’m bending the 31G needles NOW?
Pharmacists will check with my DSN team at the Causeway Hospital, had to do that too when changing to the reusable pens & cartridges as I’m officially under their care, so, a bit of delay in getting different needles although we did have a mini consultation on what needles are available: what is better; longer, shorter or thicker! The thicker needles are longer with 30G 8mm & there’s 31G 4mm!
Anyway, finally put in Tresiba of 50 at 13:13 after scanning 13:10 BS 11.7. It rose to BS 16.5 by the time I ate 15:28.
With some sleep I’ve been giving it a rethink & the first odd bent needle started with the switch to the NovoPen*6 & thought that can’t be a coincidence & thought even more! Then, I remembered how fast the insulin went in the first time I used it as it’s a smooth action without the clicks of the disposable pens that was that bit slower going in: the same clicks when dialling it come; made by the little sticking up bars on the cylinder for each unit? And I thought “Ah hah!” Is that IT: i’ve been trying to slow down the pushing in of NR as I felt the increased pressure this past week; it’s easier to get a straight needle for the smaller doses the last 2 nights with less pressure when I was getting the bent needles on the max 60 doses during the day?
I’m going to try out the hypothesis by seeing if splitting the injections into 2 smaller amounts will keep the needle straight? I’ll see how that goes?
